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Student creates online hub for wildfire relief with interactive map
Johan Michalove is nearly 3,000 miles from the Los Angeles wildfires, but that didn't stop him from pitching in.
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
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‘Cartography of care’: Cornell student creates online hub for wildfire relief
A Cornell University doctoral student in the field of information science developed an interactive map at fireaid.info that has become an online hub for thousands of people in the greater Los Angeles ...
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Wildland urban interface
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone ...
Are wildfires possible in the Valley?
The details of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles are a stark reminder that mother nature can be a terrifying force, ...
Opinion: No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
What we’ve discovered through years of studies and user interviews is that, in an emergency, information fatigue never occurs ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 95% contained, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
Video shows Catholic event in Portugal, not LA wildfire evacuees
Deadly wildfires in Los Angeles forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes but a widely shared video of a mass of ...
Palisades Entrepreneurs Take Stock and Share Their LA Wildfire Stories
Palisades entrepreneurs take stock and share how they are helping their community, foundations and arts organizations join to ...
Tracking the damage and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires in maps
The Palisades Fire has been the largest in terms of burned areas. The iconic Malibu restaurant Moonshadows was completely ...