As firefighters gain more control over what have become the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history in a matter of days, the scale of the destruction and losses is becoming clearer.
Despite the cacophony of a world stage that includes two wars and political turmoil abroad, and a change of U.S. leadership in days, the news has been dominated by the fires that raged around Los Angeles and will cost billions of dollars—destroying 10,000 homes and forcing nearly 200,000 evacuations.
There are almost too many stories to read and too much information out there, so we’ve compiled a rundown of the important news and information to know about the fires.
Total Losses
Estimates for total losses from the fires rose nearly threefold in a day.
AccuWeather on Thursday updated and increased its preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss to between $1