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2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say

2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say
New York Times Sunday 31 May 2026, 23:01 UTC By Rebecca Dzombak 1 min read
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Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025. Fires in the Los Angeles area last year burned least 90 square miles, killing at least 31 people and displacing more than 150,000.

Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025. Fires in the Los Angeles area last year burned least 90 square miles, killing at least 31 people and displacing more than 150,000.
Researchers Say Pacific Palisades (ORG) Calif. (LOCATION) Los Angeles (LOCATION)
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