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Palisades neighborhood. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/571x571+167+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2Fec%2F25969f534f8ea371474c2173e294%2Fgettyimages-2254300007.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5670393/california-wildfires-home-insurance-climate-change) ### [Climate](https://www.npr.org/sections/climate) ### [California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5670393/california-wildfires-home-insurance-climate-change) In California, the Los
Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles, which were among the [most destructive in US history](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/los-angeles-wildfires-one-year-later). [Record-breaking blazes in Spain and Portugal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/18/wildfires-spain-portugal-heat-extreme-temperatures-southern-europe) burned more than half a million
Palisades fire on 8 January 2025, in California Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images There were limited ground measurements available to researchers as the US Environmental Protection Agency’s monitoring stations cover only
impacts and other factors. Even if a disaster doesn't pass this threshold, the president can still choose to declare one. The FEMA Review Council is recommending raising that threshold by more than