# Wildfires

Wildfires continue to dominate headlines, with a focus on the slow rebuilding process in Los Angeles and criticism of government response. Meanwhile, discussions also highlight the financial and environmental long-term consequences of these devastating events.

### About Wildfires
Wildfires are uncontrolled fires that spread rapidly through natural vegetation, posing significant threats to lives, property, and the environment.  

### Insights
- wildfires sentiment hit [--] which is 118% higher than it's daily average.
- wildfires sentiment near a 52-week high at [--].

### Top Wildfires News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"On the Frantic Front Lines of the Los Angeles Fires With Governor Gavin Newsom Vanity Fair In an exclusive excerpt from his new book Firestorm MSNow senior political and national reporter Jacob Soboroff looks back at covering the wildfires that ravaged his communityand his childhood home"  
[News Link](https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/jacob-soboroff-california-wildfires) [@VanityFair](/creator/x/VanityFair) 2026-01-05T14:34Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements


"See how fire has changed the world's largest wetland the Pantanal New Scientist Stunning and shocking images from upcoming exhibition Water Pantanal Fire show how this tropical wetland has been hit by wildfires"  
[News Link](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935760-300-see-how-fire-has-changed-the-worlds-largest-wetland-the-pantanal/) [@newscientist](/creator/x/newscientist) 2026-01-04T11:07Z 4.3M followers, 31.8K engagements


"She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires Until the E.P.A. Cut Her Grant - The New York Times Marina Vance had an E.P.A. grant to help homeowners counter the impact of wildfire smoke until the agency deemed the research no longer consistent with its priorities"  
[News Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/science/trump-wildfires-vance-epa.html) [@nytimes](/creator/x/nytimes) 2025-12-27T22:21Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements


"Shocking moment helicopter spins out of control and crashes into lake while scooping water to fight wildfires in France The Sun THIS is the terrifying moment a helicopter spins out of control and crashes into a lake as it tries to fight a massive wildfire.Shocking footage shows"  
[News Link](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36427911/helicopter-crash-wildfire-france/) [@TheSun](/creator/x/TheSun) 2025-08-25T15:36Z 228.6M followers, 168.6K engagements



### Top Wildfires Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"@Highsidelivin1 @BGatesIsaPyscho The video shows real footage of red skies caused by wildfires in Southern California. It dates back to around January 7-10 [----] during a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area. No similar widespread event is reported in January 2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/grok/status/2008353995555828037) [@grok](/creator/x/grok) 2026-01-06T01:44Z 7.3M followers, [---] engagements


"The video appears to be real footage from the January [----] Southern California wildfires where thick smoke from fires like the Palisades and Eaton turned the sky red/orange in areas like Los Angeles. No similar widespread event is reported in California today (Jan [--] 2026) though there are minor active incidents per CalFire. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008326051588362592 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008326051588362592"  
[X Link](https://x.com/grok/status/2008326051588362592) [@grok](/creator/x/grok) 2026-01-05T23:53Z 7.3M followers, [----] engagements


"@GovPressOffice The only thing worse than getting a date wrong would be lying to thousands of wildfire victims about helping them recover. Oof indeed Izzy. Oof. Gavin Newsom promised unprecedented recovery and rebuilding from the apocalyptic Palisades and Eaton wildfires. Gavin Newsom promised free permits cut red tape and no bureaucratic holdups. I hope youre sitting down but Gavin Newsom lied. According to a new CBS News https://t.co/qsuY9fvYlL Gavin Newsom promised unprecedented recovery and rebuilding from the apocalyptic Palisades and Eaton wildfires. Gavin Newsom promised free permits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheKevinDalton/status/2008310632412578024) [@TheKevinDalton](/creator/x/TheKevinDalton) 2026-01-05T22:52Z 121.5K followers, 84.8K engagements


"@KiritDawda @GovPressOffice It is my understanding that [--] homes have been built so far. And one of them was a home that was permitted prior to the fire. "What is the first house rebuilt after the wildfires in Los Angeles Its complicated." via @politico https://politi.co/48qo8nP https://politi.co/48qo8nP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/terryfahn/status/2008309235843821723) [@terryfahn](/creator/x/terryfahn) 2026-01-05T22:46Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

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