Socio-ecological impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles urban fires on communities, neighborhoods, and homes
century urban conflagrations, understanding these re-emerging urban fires requires transdisciplinary approaches and unique metrics. Investigating the socio-ecological scales and dynamics of urban fires provides a valuable next step towards understanding and adapting to the risk associated with these disasters.
Authors
- Carl A. Norlen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1363-9930)
- Francisco J. Escobedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9272-5046)
- Sadikshya Sharma
Institutions
- United States Geological Survey (US)
- Pacific Southwest Research Station (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71376-1
- Primary Topic
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Geological Survey