The vast Amazon rainforest bore the brunt of the devastation, accounting for approximately 17.9 million hectares of the total burned area, which is 58% of the overall destruction.
$523 billion in damages from the Los Angeles wildfires prove that investing in climate action can’t wait.
"The special relationship between America and Israel on display!" The House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans said on X Saturday.
Every home taken by fires, no matter the family’s cultural background, contained a lifetime of memories and artifacts.
Private forecaster AccuWeather estimated the damage and economic loss at $135 billion to $150 billion, portending soaring homeowners' insurance costs.
How should we prioritize when everything feels so uncertain, so urgent?
"But the entire Pacific Palisades looks like, unfortunately, Gaza or one of these war-torn countries," Curtis stated in the viral clip.
As wildfires rage across LA, synagogues open doors to evacuees and Jewish groups mobilize aid, while rabbi who lost home vows 'we will rebuild together.'
The victim, identified as 36-year-old mother of one Pınar Z., is currently in critical condition with severe burns covering 60% of her body.
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