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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Want to Predict Wildfire Severity? Look to the State of Vegetation

by Rebecca Owen 4 May 20264 May 2026

A new study connects satellite data on vegetation condition, topography, and weather conditions to examine the predicted versus actual burn severity of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

Tres hombres con chaquetas amarillas y cascos están de pie junto a un árbol talado o caído. El aire a su alrededor es polvoriento, y uno de ellos levanta un terrón.
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Donde hay fuego, hay humo

by Emily Dieckman 16 September 20253 October 2025

Utilizando los instrumentos de monitoreo existentes y nuevos, investigadores trabajan para comprender mejor la calidad del aire durante y después de los incendios forestales de Los Ángeles.

A photo of a sky clouded with smoke, with the Sun nearly blotted out, and palm trees silhouetted against the orange glow.
Posted inAGU News

Fallout from the Fires

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 26 August 202527 August 2025

In January 2025, wildfires devastated Los Angeles neighborhoods and wildland alike. Scientists are contending with their lasting effects on air, land, and water.

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Posted inFeatures

When Disaster Science Strikes Close to Home

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 August 202526 August 2025

How have scientists across Los Angeles used their skills to help their communities recover from the 2025 fires?

Tres hombres con chaquetas amarillas y cascos están de pie junto a un árbol talado o caído. El aire a su alrededor es polvoriento, y uno de ellos levanta un terrón.
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Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke

by Emily Dieckman 26 August 202516 September 2025

Using both existing and newly launched monitoring instruments, researchers work to better understand air quality during and after the Los Angeles wildfires.

A researcher collects a sample of dust near a structure burned in the Eaton Fire.
Posted inFeatures

Burning Urban and Wild Land Alike

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 August 202526 August 2025

When more densely populated Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned along with surrounding wildlands, hazards for residents didn’t stop when the fires were contained.

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Posted inNews

Pollution from Wildfires Can Contaminate Our Water for up to 8 Years, Study Finds

by Sophie Hurwitz 8 July 20258 July 2025

An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire.

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Seismometers Provide Fuller Picture of Los Angeles Groundwater

by Grace van Deelen 19 March 202526 February 2026

A new method to evaluate deep aquifers shows even torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles.

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Posted inNews

How Much Did Climate Change Affect the Los Angeles Wildfires?

by Emily Dieckman 28 January 202525 August 2025

High heat, dry fuel, and strong winds drove the Palisades and Eaton blazes.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reopens as Fire Recovery Continues

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 January 202525 August 2025

Many JPL staff, including its director, are still displaced or without homes after devastating fires throughout the LA region.

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