The scariest thing about the LA fire

The LA fires are a sign of things to come, but not in the way you probably think. Learn new skills in data analysis with Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/simonclark The LA fires were caused by a complex mix of factors, some of which were global and some of which were local. But the response to the fires in the media, and especially social media, has me extremely concerned about how we will talk about natural disasters intensified by climate change for the foreseeable future. REFERENCES 1. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aal4108 2. https://www.fire.ca.gov/ 3. https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms8537 4. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2111875118 5. https://www.drought.gov/news/study-finds-climate-change-blame-record-breaking-california-wildfires-2023-08-08 6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250109-five-images-that-explain-why-the-la-fires-spread-so-fast 7. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-09/what-makes-the-santa-ana-winds-blow 8. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10012025/misinformation-spreads-like-wildfire-as-los-angeles-burns/ 9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly74mpy8klo 10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmnm2g1z74o 11. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/09/celebrities-lose-homes-destroyed-california-fires-billy-crystal-cary-elwes-eugene-levy 12. https://www.morningbrew.com/stories/2025/01/10/ca-fears-home-insurance-collapse 13. https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/next_to_fall_the_climate-driven_insurance_crisis_is_here__and_getting_worse.pdf 14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h1H36rdprs You can support the channel by becoming a patron at http://www.patreon.com/simonoxfphys ---------- II ---------- More about me https://www.simonoxfphys.com/ My second channel - https://www.youtube.com/simonclarkerrata Threads - https://www.threads.net/@simonoxfphys Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simonoxfphys Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/drsimonclark ---------- II ---------- Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Some stock footage courtesy of Getty. Edited by Luke Negus. The LA fires continue to burn, but why? Were the fired caused by climate change or incompetent Democratic politicians? Why does the way we talk about climate intensified natural disasters matter? All this and more in this analysis of the LA fires. Huge thanks to my supporters on Patreon: Norm Zemke, Eric A Gentzler, Glen Monks, Gary Stark, dryfrog, Marcus Bosshard, Peter Reid, bitreign33 . Bastian Pranzas, Jeffry ., Whitefang, Marius Kießling, Jon Arlov, Artem Plotnikov, Paul H and Linda L, Andy Hartley. Daniel Cooney, Richard Swain, Hernando de Sá Silva, Zr0w3n, Duffman, Claudia Kapp, Cy 'kkm' K'Nelson, Nick Humphries, Baerbel Winkler, OldGreyWolf, Oscar Hoffmann, Steamrollerman , Andy Parr, Ricky Jones, Guy Markey, Nicholas Hamdorf, Katharina Hartmuth, Mark Phillips, Jor Eero Raico Svederic, KJ Xiao, Matt Beer DFC, Tschäff Reisberg, Tobias Ahsbahs, James Gaskell, Denis Kovachev, Victor Gordan, Tanner , Dominik Rihak, Nico Casal, Mark Harper, Ryan, Inten, Tyler Schwartz, John, James Haigh, Bailey Cook, Sergio Diaz, Christopher Mullin, I'm stuck in a PhD and I blame Simon., Joseph , Nicklas Kulp, Thomas Newman, Anže Cesar, Josef Probst, Kevin B, Phineas, Ishaan Shah, Circuitrinos, Mark Richardson, Brian Moss, Knut Nesheim, AYS , Forever Bulking, Crisan Talpes, Pawel Piwek, Ted CLAY, Mike, Seb Stott, Diederik Jekel, Jan-Willem Goedmakers, Samat Galimov, Ashley Hauck, Nico Kempe, Thibault , GGH, FireFerretDann, Ciotka Cierpienia, Sam, szigyi, Marcin Wrochna, Tom Painter, Phil Saici, Ashley Steel, Simone, Tomás Garnier Artiñano, Steffan , Adam Gillard, Christopher Hall, Miguel Cabrera Brufau, Sylvus , Florian Thie, James Gurney, Eddy Torres, Clemens, Andy Giesen, Jacob Speelman, Robin Anne McDuff, Jean-Marc Giffin, Cifer, Felix Winkler, Christian Weckner, Thomas Charbonnel, Sekhalis, Mark Moore, Philipp Legner, Zoey O'Neill, Justin Warren, Heijde, Trevor Berninger, streetlights, Gabriele Siino, David Mccann, Leonard Neamtu, James Leadbetter, Rapssack, Dan Sherman, Adrian Sand, Morten Engsvang, Haris Karimjee, Alex, Cody VanZandt, Igor Francetic, Sean Richards, Michael B., Thusto , Lachlan Woods, Dan Hanvey, Andrea De Mezzo, Real Engineering.