In the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires, the public engagement is marred by climate-change-distracted scapegoating that obscures the true devastation caused by recent disasters.
Amid the chaos, reflections on environmental literature arise, linking current events with the writings of Joan Didion and Octavia Butler, resonating with the fears of societal collapse.
Mike Davis's historical insights remind us that disaster risks have long been subsidized in California's firebelt suburbs, revealing a troubling pattern of neglect and denial.
Ultimately, the repeated destruction highlights a tension between environmental science and public policy; ecological reasoning should deter development in high-risk areas like the Santa Monica Mountains.
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