It doesn’t matter what L.A.’s fire budget was—no city is prepared for climate change

Dealing with disasters is a key part of city planning—but so is climate mitigation and resiliency.

As multiple wildfires rage across Los Angeles, causing unprecedented levels of destruction, the city’s budget has come under scrutiny. It’s an example of misinformation that has spread during the crisis—and a sign of the increasingly complicated calculations cities will have to make to address the realities of climate change.