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The Palisades Fire ravaged the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 8.
Damian Dovarganes/AP
How do you clean up a fire disaster unlike any other in modern times? ‘It’s going to be an enormous undertaking’
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Zibby Owens
Video Ring camera footage showed flames close to her home. Then, firefighters stepped in to help 0:56
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Wellesley Police Department
Video First responders scramble to pull dog and owner from frozen lake 0:52
Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beach front property Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Etienne Laurent/AP
LA fires were larger and more intense because of planet-warming pollution, study suggests
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Kai Cranmore/AP, Jeffrey Ku, Pedro Rojas
Video These videos potentially show the start of two LA wildfires. CNN spoke to the witnesses 1:44
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Keon Smith
Video He evacuated from his Malibu home. Then, he saw a video of his house burning down 2:12
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CNN
Video ‘Please god save us’: Altadena couple captures final moments before they evacuate their home 1:06
Two Just Stop Oil supporters painted Charles Darwin’s grave on Monday to demand that the UK government works with others to phase out the extraction and burning of fossil fuels by 2030.
Just Stop Oil
Charles Darwin’s grave painted with dire environmental warning: ‘1.5 is dead’
The remains of a home following the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 10, 2025.
David Ryder/Reuters
These small, inexpensive changes can help protect your home against wildfires
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Julian Quinones/CNN
Kristine Tompkins has countless milestones in her career. But witnessing a jaguar release with her was something special
A firefighting plane makes a drop on the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades on January 7, 2024.
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2024 was the hottest year on record, breaching a critical climate goal and capping 10 years of unprecedented heat
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CNN
Video ‘It’s about caring for each other’: Man helps injured stray dog in wildfire rubble 1:08
Left: Cars are submerged on a flooded street during a rain storm, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Right: Homes are left in ruins the day after a fire tore through the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on January 8, 2025.
Jae C. Hong/AP; David Butow/Redux
From flooding rain to unmitigated wildfire: Why California is ground zero for disasters
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Getty Images
Video Wildfires engulf Los Angeles. Why is this happening during the winter? 1:14
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CNN
Video Steve Guttenberg helps clear the way for firefighters in Palisades 2:01
A ship cuts through the icy waters off the southeast Greenland coast.
Evelio Contreras/CNN
Trump wants to buy Greenland again. Here’s why he’s so interested in the world’s largest island