Letters to the Editor: Rewrite building codes for fires? Be careful what you wish for
We all want homes that are fire-resistant. And earthquake-resistant. And environmentally friendly. And affordable. How much ...
Column: Our biggest threat might not be earthquakes or fires, but human nature
If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...
What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past
In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...
Disasters Spawn New Businesses. The California Wildfires Will Do the Same.
Giannini built on this good will, turning his baby bank into San Francisco’s biggest, branching out across California and ...
Fire insurance challenges affect homebuyers across California
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires have decimated entire suburban neighborhoods — and extinguished any hopes of fire-insurance ...
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Earthquake strikes near Boron and Barstow in the Mojave Desert
An earthquake shook a remote area of the Mojave Desert near Boron and Barstow on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Here's what we know.
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Claims for the world's deepest earthquake challenged by new analysis
The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths into the lower ...