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California wildfires

News, explainers, maps and analysis of the California wildfires from the Guardian

28 January 2025

  • people sort through donated clothing

    ‘Overwhelming’: what happens to 50,000lb of extra LA wildfire clothing donations?

    Businesses like Suay Sew Shop are trying to salvage piles of damaged textiles – and warn of the dangers of climate impact and overconsumption

26 January 2025

  • close-up of man wearing black suit

    Trump tells US government to override California water policies if necessary

  • Vafa Bakody searches for items that can be saved in the rubble of her family's home

    Should Los Angeles be in such a rush to rebuild after the devastating wildfires?

25 January 2025

  • Person in orange leans over hillside with a hammer

    Rain on the way to LA brings fears of toxic ash in wake of wildfires

  • Wildfires continue to rage through Los Angeles area<br>epa11815542 A bass guitar found in the wreckage of a house destroyed by the Eaton wildfire in Altadena, California, USA, 09 January 2025. According to the California Governor's office, more than 7,500 firefighting and emergency personnel are involved in response efforts, as multiple wildfires are continuing to burn across Southern California, destroying many homes and businesses, and forcing nearly two hundred thousand residents to evacuate in the Los Angeles area. EPA/ALLISON DINNER

    Los Angeles musicians lost homes, studios and instruments: ‘A part of you is gone’

24 January 2025

  • Man speaks at lectern as woman stands nearby

    Trump threatens to scrap emergency agency Fema

    President tours hurricane-damaged areas of North Carolina and says: ‘I think we’re going to recommend Fema go away’
  • Donald Trump enters the Capitol Rotunda for his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

    Twenty photographs of the week
    The week around the world in 20 pictures

    Trump’s inauguration, fires in California, the hostage release in Israel and Storm Éowyn: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

    • ‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfires

    • As Los Angeles burns, Trump and California governor lock horns over aid

    • Californians hope rain will bring respite from LA wildfires as Trump set to visit

23 January 2025

  • a firefighter with a hose with flames all around him

    Firefighters battle to keep upper hand on new wildfire north of Los Angeles

  • Man in school in front of whiteboard in front of scrum of reporters

    California governor signs $2.5bn relief package for LA wildfire recovery

  • A woman sitting on a chair, smiling in to a camera

    It was a town’s only Black-owned bookstore. It is now a refuge for those displaced by the California fires

  • palm tree with sparks on leaves amid smoky skies

    Conspiracy-laden, fire-prone icons: what will happen to LA’s palm trees?

22 January 2025

  • A new wildfire broke out about 50 miles north of Los Angeles on Wednesday and rapidly burned through thousands of acres just as two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were coming under control, fire officials said
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    Hughes fire north of Los Angeles engulfs thousands of acres – video

  • Red flames rage atop tree-covered hills

    New California fire spurs evacuations as residents endure dangerous winds

  • a woman wearing a yellow dress stands on stage, a graphic for the Oscars on screen behind her

    Academy says Oscars will go on as planned and ‘honor’ LA amid fires

  • a fire fighting helicopter drops water

    ‘We surpassed human limits to stop this’: LA megafires show our approach to fire needs to change

  • 'Valued and unforgotten': incarcerated firefighters speak to the Guardian – video

  • Apartments for $20,000 a month: residents scramble after wildfires deepen LA’s housing crisis

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