Summary
Wildfires in Los Angeles have burned twice the size of Manhattan, marking the worst wildfire event in the city’s history.
Beginning January 7, the fires have killed 11 people, destroyed over 10,000 structures, and displaced 150,000 residents.
Major blazes include the Palisades fire (21,317 acres, 8% contained) and Eaton fire (14,000 acres, 3% contained).
Estimated losses range from $52-$57 billion, raising concerns about insurance costs.
Experts link increasing wildfire intensity to the climate crisis.
Meanwhile the state will do nothing to help any of the displaced, letting them sit in camps and temporary shelters until the shelters close due to lack of funding/public interest and the camps get broken up by police. Then they just go from being “displaced” to “homeless” and it becomes their fault this happened. On the bright side, after they are arrested for being homeless, they can be enslaved as firefighters for the next wildfire to come.