Los Angeles Times • 2025-12-31

Newsom mobilizes emergency crews as storm bears down on California

Rain will pick up Wednesday morning, with the heaviest downpours forecast from Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Los Angeles Times • 2025-12-26

SoCal's wettest Christmas holiday ever, and the intensifying drought-to-deluge cycle behind it

Scientists attribute these extreme weather swings to climate change, warning of intensifying "hydroclimate whiplash" patterns globally.

Independent • 2025-12-31

Fire crew dealt with almost 27,000 wildfires this year amid summer heatwaves

Fire chiefs said that the escalating frequency and intensity of wildfires placed a significant strain on resources

The Guardian • 2025-12-31

Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025

Fire chief says summer, UK’s hottest on record, was ‘one of the most challenging for wildfires we’ve ever faced’

Telegraph • 2025-12-30

Firefighters tackled 27,000 wildfires in spring and summer heatwave

Figures for England show crews faced thousands of ‘exhausting’ call-outs to grassland, woodland and crops

Los Angeles Times • 2025-12-25

L.A. got a break from the rains during Christmas day, but flooding risks remain

On Christmas day, rain continued to fall across L.A. County and beyond. The precipitation has been less intense, but risks of flooding and mudslides remain in some areas.