Posts by Bekah Mamola
At Least Five Fires Now in Los Angeles
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Hanson says the “devastation is kind of hard to get your mind around. Five people have been killed – it could have been hundreds.” Since first responders realised that conditions would prevent them from containing the fires, they focussed their efforts on evacuating residents instead. “They did an extraordinary job.”
Read MoreSouthern California Fires Fueled by Near 100-MPH Winds
Merit News | Dr. Chad Hanson talks with Merit News about the ongoing widespread SoCal fires, much-needed policy shift, and fire crew shortages.
Read MoreMultiple Wildfires Across LA County
Spectrum News 1 SoCal | Dr. Chad Hanson is back on Spectrum News talking about the multiple wildfires that have broke out across Los Angeles county. He reiterates, this is a community, not a wildlands issue.
Read MoreDr. Hanson Discusses Factors that Led to SoCal Wildfires
Good Morning America | Wildfire scientist and fire ecologist Chad Hanson discusses the factors that led to the historic and devastating Southern California wildfires and how climate change played a role.
Read MoreForest & Fire Ecologist on Cause of Southern California Wildfires
ABC News | Forest and fire ecologist discusses the factors that led to the historic and devastating SoCal wildfires and how climate change played a role.
Read MoreCA Forest & Fire Expert Explains January Blazes in LA
EWTN News Nightly | Wildfire season in California typically runs from June to October, but we did see a wildfire in the Golden State in December and now these January wildfires.
Read MoreDr. Chad Hanson Breaks Down Ongoing Pacific Palisades Wildfires
Forbes Breaking News | Dr. Chad Hanson, a California forest and fire ecologist with the John Muir Project, joined “Forbes Newsroom” to talk about the wildfires that are devastating LA county and what it could take to stop them.
Read MoreWind-Fueled Wildfires in L.A.
CNN Newsroom | These fires have been blowing through these logged areas and burning down mountain towns — it makes climate change worse. And that’s driving bigger fires. But the biggest issue is that most of these communities are nowhere near a forest. They’re in foothills, they’re in grasslands, they’re in chaparral shrub habitat. We’re…
Read More‘We’re not even in the worst of it yet,’ says Fire Expert
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Hanson explains it is still considered to be wildfire season in this part of California and the biggest influence in the current fires is the Santa Ana winds. “These winds are unique to southern California and it results in extreme, sustained wind events with pretty dramatic gusts,” Hanson adds. “It is a double whammy as we have already had dry conditions because of a lack of rain – then the winds dry things out further.”
Read MoreStrong Winds Fuel Multiple SoCal Wildfires
Spectrum News 1 SoCal | Federal and state policies allocate billions to vegetation management in remote public lands, aiming to stop fires from reaching towns miles away—a strategy that has repeatedly failed. Fires still burn through communities, showing we must prioritize local preparedness and abandon outdated policies.
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