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Wildfire damage, Pacific Palisades 2025

Aerial shot of Pacific Palisades area in California, with multiple homes destroyed by fire in January 2025.

In January 2025, multiple fires in Southern California destroyed more than 18,000 homes and structures and burned over 23,000 hectares of land in total. 200,000 people had to evacuate and 30 people lost their lives.

Some insurance companies are starting to refuse to insure homes in wildfire risk areas.

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Rights: US Army, CC BY 2.0
Published: 14 August 2025Size: 14.59 MB
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