This news podcast from The New York Times' "The Daily" investigates the devastating wildfires in Southern California. The episode features interviews with residents who lost their homes, alongside analysis from reporters Mike Baker and Chris Flavelle. Baker details the inadequate response, highlighting the depletion of water resources due to a reservoir being offline for maintenance and insufficient firefighting resources. Flavelle discusses the impact of climate change, emphasizing that even California's well-prepared systems were overwhelmed by the scale and intensity of the fires, raising questions about the feasibility of complete preparedness in the face of climate change. The podcast concludes by considering the difficult choices facing Los Angeles in rebuilding, including the possibility of relocating residents from the highest-risk areas.
