"It is hard to imagine how narrowly we avoided unprecedented storm surge flooding and an inundation," Dr Indiana Olbert, from the School of Engineering at University of Galway's College of Science and Engineering, said.
"In 2024, CoreLogic estimated that damaging hail fell on more than 567,000 single- and multi-family homes in the contiguous U.S., with a combined approximate reconstruction cost value (RCV) of $160 billion."
As the PAL fire raged, LAPD officers, usually focused on urban crime response, have taken on crucial roles in crisis management and community support, highlighting the need for adaptive policing strategies.
The updates surrounding gas stoves and their health risks have sparked significant discussion, with recent studies attributing roughly 13% of childhood asthma cases in the U.S. to these appliances.