This image is not associated with the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. It shows a house that survived an earlier wildfire in Hawaii.
As deadly wildfires ravaged Los Angeles and destroyed thousands of structures in January 2025, an image of a red-roofed house surrounded by scorched rubble was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it survived the blazes because its owner is Muslim and the Koran was inside.
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Lopez, whose family is from Oahu, is part of a team keeping military aircraft ready to support ongoing firefighting efforts in the California wildfires.
KYLE GRILLOT / NEW YORK TIMES A hillside burned Thursday near the Fernwood neighborhood during the Palisades fire in Topanga, Calif. 1 /2 KYLE GRILLOT / NEW YORK TIMES A hillside burned Thursday near the Fernwood neighborhood during the Palisades fire in Topanga,
It’s a terrible coincidence of timing, but frankly, almost every month we have some sort of example of another new natural disaster.”
Los Angeles firefighters hold the line despite extreme conditions By Lisa Richwine and Mike Blake Reuters | Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 12:05 a.m. Share this story
Hawaii lawmakers are beginning a new legislative session with a vow to try to stabilize the state’s property insurance market.
With strong winds, dry conditions and no immediate end in sight, analysts project total economic losses of $50 billion to $150 billion.
Tiger Woods of the Jupiter Links Golf Club putts on the 10 green during a match against the Los Angeles Golf Club ... at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York) Deodar cedar trees are seen along Santa Rosa Avenue, also referred ...
Access to water to fight wildfires is a problem seen in Maui in 2023 and again on a massive scale across Los Angeles. Officials urge residents to stock up as they would for hurricane season, especially if they are in a Public Power Safety Shutoff area.
President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office Monday, has been highly critical of California officials’ efforts to prevent such wildfires. He hasn’t threatened to take away any fire-related aid, though has threatened to withhold aid to the state in the past.