Fact checking Trump's claims about the California wildfires
 · 2dThe New York Times
California Wildfires: Much-needed rain is expected to help firefighting efforts this weekend.
“We have flooding, we have fires, we have mudslides,” said Mr. Davis, who was governor from 1999 to 2003 ... of the deadliest wildfires in state history, in Northern California.
Trump snubs Newsom ahead of California visit
President Donald Trump will head to Los Angeles on Friday to survey the damage of devastating wildfires alongside nearly a dozen local elected officials — but not California Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s a notable snub from the newly sworn-in president of a man he has frequently sparred with,
The Tufts Daily3d
California wildfires and the media’s blindspot
Starting on Jan. 7, our screens became filled with harrowing images of the California wildfires. Near-dystopian videos of fires raging through neighborhoods that had never before been at risk of burning spread online. We all watched as the environmental ...
A Path Forward: As Los Angeles burns, attacks and blame spread
Some behaviors, like yawning and scratching, are socially contagious. If one person does it, others are likely to follow suit. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that socially contagious behavior is hardwired in the brain.
LA gets rain, but also risk of flooding and debris flows from wildfire burn scars – a geologist explains the threat
Rain on land burned by a series of devastating fires in the Los Angeles area has the potential to contribute to flooding and debris flows.
USA Today5d
NFL to move Rams-Vikings game out of Los Angeles area to Arizona if wildfires force shift
it wouldn't be the first time the NFL moved a Monday night contest from Southern California due to wildfires. A matchup between the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins in 2003 had to be shifted ...
Trump demands California voter ID law for wildfire relief and threatens FEMA upon arrival in North Carolina
Trump says he’ll have Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley working on hurricane relief matters instead of using the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Los Angeles Times6d
Fighting fires with AI, drones and sensors. How high tech could help battle future blazes
A small but growing number of entrepreneurs in California are experimenting with ... change how firefighters prevent and fight wildfires. Fire departments have been cautious about embracing ...
ICT News on MSN3d
As LA fires raged, a tribe looked to goats for protection
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has used goats to manage brush on its lands that it fears could lead to wildfires
USA Today5d
California wildfires: A look at containment progress across Southern California
Critical fire weather conditions continued for areas of Southern California on Wednesday, continuing weeks of wildfires that have wreaked havoc. Red flag warnings were in effect until Thursday ...
Fox News2d
Newsom-Trump war of words still simmering as president arrives in California to survey wildfires
When President Donald Trump lands in California on Friday to survey the devastating wildfires that have ravaged metropolitan Los Angeles this month, the state's Democratic governor will be among ...
WLWT4d
'Not something you expect': NKY native helps fight California wildfires
I've never in my life seen devastation like that,' NKY native and veteran talks about fighting California wildfires 'I've never in my life seen devastation like that,' NKY native and veteran talks ...
CNN2d
Trump says California’s mismanagement of forests and water is to blame for wildfires. Here’s the reality.
Gavin Newsom chose to protect an “essentially worthless fish called a smelt,” which is only found in Northern California. Trump took more shots at California in his inauguration speech ...