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    The Palisades and Eaton Fires: Neighborhood Data and Potential Housing Market Effects

    Shane Phillips at the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies looks at the impacts of the fire on displacement.

  • A scenic view of Los Angeles from the mountains

    Wildland Fuels Management Would Not Have Saved Us from the January 2025 LA Fires

    Large scale and high intensity wildfires are natural in California’s shrubland ecosystems occurring centuries before suppression efforts occurred. They are not a product of “mismanaged forests.”

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    Economic Impact of the Los Angeles Wildfires

    UCLA Anderson Forecast summarizes the estimated economic impacts of L.A. wildfires in January 2025

  • A fire burning near a tree.

    The Fire This Time

    Stephanie Pincetl, Director of UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities, outlines "a humane and sustainable approach to rebuilding" after the fires.

  • A scene of wildfire aftermath.

    LA Wildfires: Impacts on Altadena’s Black Community

    UCLA's Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies looks at the 2025 fire's impact on the historically Black, middle-class community.

  • A title card for a panel titled Expert Insights on the Causes, Impacts, and Aftermath of the LA Wildfires

    WATCH: UCLA experts discuss the causes, impacts, and aftermath of the 2025 LA Wildfires

  • An aerial view of the burn area in the Pacific Palisades

    There Is No Way to Retreat From the Risk of Wildfires

    We need a serious discussion of how to live with fire in this new era, write Liz Koslov, UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Kathryn McConnell, University of British Columbia.

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    Ash below, blue sky above: Is the air safe?

    UCLA professor and air-quality expert and director of the Center for Clean Air Suzanne Paulson answers questions about how to more confidently determine your local air quality, whether to mask outdoors and if the air is safe in Southern California.

  • A hillside blackened by fire burns

    Slope Stability in the Wake of the Eaton and Palisades Fires

    Destruction of vegetation, loss of soil cohesion, and changes in soil composition following wildfires all heighten the risks of erosion and landslides in hilly areas, writes Idil Akin with UCLA's Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

  • An urban street lined with palm trees on fire

    Climate Change A Factor in LA Wildfires

    Climate change may be linked to roughly a quarter of the extreme fuel moisture deficit when the fires began.

Experts in the News

The Guardian

Stephanie Pincetl, Director of UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, discusses how Angelenos should rebuild post wildfire.

CBS News

Dr. David Eisenman, Director of UCLA's Center for Public Health and Disasters, talks to CBS about the mental health impacts of the LA wildfires.

The LA Times

Park Williams, a hydroclimatologist in UCLA's Geology Department, discusses a report he co-authored on climate change's role in the LA wildfires with the LA Times.

CNN

CNN cites a study by UCLA scientists on the role climate change played in the severity of the LA wildfires.

NPR

Dr. David Eisenman, Director of UCLA's Center for Public Health and Disasters, talks to NPR about the mental health impacts of the LA wildfires.

The NY Times

The NY Times cites UCLA's Latino Policy and Politics Institute work on the impact of the fires on workers.

ABC News

Edith de Guzman, UC ANR Water Equity and Adaptation Policy Cooperative Extension Specialist affiliated with UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation, talks with ABC News about post-fire threats.

LAist

Dr. Rita Kachru, UCLA Health physician in Allergy and Immunology, discusses what parents should know about the air, ash, and safety with LAist.

Vox, Today Explained

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation Co-Director Greg Pierce discusses the politics of water during the LA wild fires with Vox.

NPR

Stephanie Pincetl, Director of UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, discusses misinformation around the wildfires with NPR.

NPR

UCLA Health's Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson discusses fire-related medical emergencies and how to protect against dangerous air pollutants.

CNN

“I don’t know a water system in the world that is that prepared for this type of event,” UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation Co-Director Greg Pierce.

CBS News

Travis Longcore, an environmental scientist and urban ecologist with UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, talks with CBS about how fires start in Southern California.

CBC News

Morgan Tingley, a conservation biologist affiliated with UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, talks with CBC News about the conditions leading up the LA wildfires.

Axios

"[T]he nature of wildfire in Southern California is changing and we must adapt accordingly," Alex Hall, director of UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.