California

It could be months before officials determine an official cause of the fires, though there are clues that indicate what investigators are looking into.

“This has the potential to be (...) the costliest wildfire disaster in American history,” a UCLA researcher said.

Elon Musk and California are in an open war over EV subsidies.

Some studies have found that artificial food dyes can cause hyperactivity and other neurological problems in children, although there is no scientific consensus.

Landslides have been moving things around in the city for years. However, heavy rains in recent years have meant that instead of moving a few inches, things are moving a few feet.

California alone has installed 10,000 MW of power via batteries, which has already resulted in a reduction of fossil fuel use at night.

The state offers incentives to encourage Californians to install rooftop solar panels. However, the decades-long initiatives have now backfired.