Explainer: How climate change is escalating California’s destructive wildfires

Up in flames and choked with smoke—in a blaze is how Southern California began 2025. Throughout January, weeks of raging wildfires, mainly the Palisades and Eaton Fires, engulfed Los Angeles County and forced many residents to evacuate their homes and seek shelter. Many Californians are used to wildfires, but the 2025 wildfires “rank among the deadliest and most destructive fires in California history”.

Explainer: Trump’s War on DEI

President Donald Trump has wasted no time fulfilling his promise to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since taking office this January, signing executive orders that target decades-old practices dating back to the Civil Rights era of the 1950s and 1960s.

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