Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...
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No, most of California’s water isn’t owned by one billionaire couple
Firefighters are working to contain the Los Angeles fires. As of Jan. 16, the Palisades Fire consumed more than 23,000 acres and was 31% contained. The Eaton Fire, which has scorched more than ...
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No, most of California’s water isn’t owned by one billionaire couple
VERIFY reader Jackie recently texted us to ask if it’s true that most of the state’s water is controlled by one billionaire couple – Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who own Wonderful Co. The Los ...
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Conspiracies are rife about water and the LA fires. Here's what experts say
Prominent right wing influencers are falsely blaming the fires' destructiveness on the city not having enough water to fight the blazes.
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Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures
But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate change, and they are expected to get worse. Since negotiating the Paris accord in 2015, many of the 195 ...
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Leaders at Davos Economic Forum Vow to ‘Stay the Course’ on Climate Action
Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States. By David Gelles Reporting ...
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Climate sciences articles from across Nature Portfolio
Climate science is the study of relatively long-term weather conditions, typically spanning decades to centuries but extending to geological timescales. The discipline is primarily concerned with ...
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Trump Orders a U.S. Exit From the World’s Main Climate Pact
By Max Bearak President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the pact among almost all nations to fight climate change. By withdrawing ...
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For LA water issues, misinformation spreads nearly as fast as the wildfires
A billionaire couple was accused of withholding water that could help stop Los Angeles’ massive wildfires. Democratic leadership was blamed for fire hydrants running dry and for an empty reservoir.
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NJ must hold wind projects to account. Our economy and environment depend on it | Opinion
Save Long Beach Island has repeatedly asked Atlantic Shores to participate in an open public forum to address significant concerns regarding its offshore wind projects, but has repeatedly been ...
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Who are the Resnicks, the billionaires blamed for the lack of water to fight the fires in Los Angeles?
As Los Angeles' water hydrant runs dry as firefighters battle devastating wildfires, art collectors and billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick are ... As the effects of climate change have become more ...