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Los Angeles, CA - January 08: People use a garden hose to extinguish a palm tree fire at the Sunset fire on Vista street in Hollywood on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not

Not every flammable plant must go, but we should carefully consider how we replant in burned areas.

Encino, CA - January 13: A CalFire vehicle drives through the burned llandscape above in Mandeville Canyon as preparations are made to prevent more damage from the Palisade fire during the upcoming wind event on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 in Encino, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

How climate change worsened the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history

Altadena, CA - February 02: Tom Nuccio holds a Camellia flower in his hands at Nuccio's Nurseries on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 in Altadena, CA. The Camellia nursery opened its doors in 1935 and as young men, brothers Tom and Jim Nuccio took over the business but now both are in their 70s and family members are interested in continuing the business. They expect to close their doors in 2024. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times).

Nuccio’s Nurseries’ famous camellias survived the Eaton fire. But with no water, what now?

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 10: A man uses a snow blower following a snowstorm on January 10, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta has experienced a significant amount of snow but is bracing for the ice that is expected to follow. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Opinion: The fiery and icy weather of the West and East Coasts is no coincidence

SANTA MONICA, CA, JANUARY 8, 2025: Smoke fills the sky above beachgoers in Santa Monica on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Column: The L.A. fires will eventually be extinguished. The terrible loss will remain

Newsom orders investigation into dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting in L.A.

Why hydrants ran dry as firefighters battled California’s deadly fires

Intensifying climate ‘whiplash’ set the stage for devastating California fires

With negligible rain in 8 months, Southern California swings toward drought

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