LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain
- Written by Virginia Iglesias, Interim Earth Lab Director, University of Colorado Boulder
A home burns in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025. AP Photo/Ethan SwopeInvestigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes across the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Given the fires’ locations, and lack of lightning at the time, it’s...