LA Residents Say Fossil Fuel Industry Needs to Pay Up for Damage From Wildfires [Video]

Survivors of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires are calling for lawsuits and policies to hold those most responsible for global climate disasters accountable, reported The Guardian.

Increasing evidence shows that oil and gas companies have known for decades that fossil fuels are the cause of global heating, but they have continued to market their products while spreading doubt about climate change.

“It is hard to properly express how much was lost,” said Palisades resident Danielle Havanas, whose home was destroyed by last week’s fire, as The Guardian reported. “How do you communicate the value of your deceased mom’s journal from 1981 when she was pregnant with you?”

University of California, Los Angeles, climate scientists have already concluded that the climate crisis was most likely the cause of a quarter of the dry conditions that fueled the rapid spread of the fires.