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www.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago
California

How California's Fire Season Might Shape Up This Year

California had a mild fire season in 2023 compared to previous devastating years.
The wet winter in 2024 has lowered the wildfire risk, but activity may increase later in the year. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
California

After a mild fire year, Southern California crews look ahead to 2024

Southern California firefighters have experienced a favorable year with less fire activity due to heavy winter rains and favorable fuel conditions.
In 2023, there were significantly fewer fires and burned acres compared to the devastating fire seasons of 2020 and 2021. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
1 month ago
California

These 11 California counties are most at risk for wildfires, FEMA map shows. Here's where

California faces year-round wildfire risk due to warmer and drier weather patterns.
FEMA map rates California counties based on wildfire risk indicators like social vulnerability and community resilience. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
California

After winter storms, California can expect a late start to the wildfire season

Late-season winter storms filled reservoirs and boosted snowpack in California, leading to a potentially delayed wildfire season.
Above-average snowpack correlates with below-average acres burned in California according to meteorologists. [ more ]
subscriber.politicopro.com
10 months ago
Science

Climate Change Is Escalating California's Wildfires

CLIMATEWIRE | Climate change is a primary driver of escalating wildfires in California, with extreme temperatures and dry air spawning more intense burning, according to a UCLA study released Tuesday.The study, published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire, drew from state and federal firefighting data and synthesized earlier reports on climate change and wildfire.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

Scott Z. Burns' Star-Studded Extrapolations is a Harrowing, Hopeful Look into the Future | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

TV/Streaming


Each of "Extrapolations"'s eight episodes introduces a new conflict set in a slightly different time in the future.New and returning characters are placed in various dilemmas and are intrinsically connected by subtle details.One of the biggest selling points of "Extrapolations" is its star-studded cast: Meryl Streep, Diane Lane, Edward Norton, Forest Whitaker, Marion Cotillard, Sienna Miller, and Kit Harington, among many others.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Writer, truck driver, meatcutter, and 'Prophet of compassion' Mike Davis dies at 76

Scholar Mike Davis, in an undated photo provided by his publisher.Verso Mike Davis, a kind of tectonic-plate thinker whose books transformed how people, in Los Angeles in particular, understood their world, died on October 25th at his home in San Diego at the age of 76.His death was marked by his publishing house, Verso, and by numerous friends and fans on social media.
Digiday
1 year ago
Media industry

How publishers are experimenting with more homepage personalization sections

Legacy publishers like The New York Times and The Washington Post are experimenting with more personalization on their homepages to curate and surface content tailored to readers' interests and behaviors to get them to engage with more of their journalism.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

"Build one of these nightmares in order to see it fail" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are debating architecture studio ZN Era's proposal for a skyscraper called Downtown Circle, which would be built around the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai.
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