As the Los Angeles wildfires approached his home, George Elmalagi I was anxiously waiting for the evacuation order.
“When I saw the fire coming out of the backyard, almost parallel to the house, I thought, 'Okay, I've got to go.'”
George's home in Altadena was destroyed in the city's most destructive wildfire to date. That fire continues to burn, and George and his family, along with 150,000 other displaced residents, are now grappling with trauma, homelessness, insurance claims, and the ultimate decision to rebuild or leave. There is.
for Gabriel CanonThe Guardian's extreme weather correspondent says the unprecedented fires need to be understood as a complex climate disaster, the tragic end result of a series of events exacerbated by the climate crisis.
Gabriel explains: michael safi Find out why public anger is growing, especially with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and the potential implications of President-elect Donald Trump's record on misinformation, fossil fuel extraction, and federal disaster response on the climate crisis. Uncover certain influences.
