A suspected arsonist, accused of starting a predecessor fire that led to the Palisades Fire, has been arrested and taken into custody.
Initially, the media all piled on to the climate change meme as the cause of the fire – in state with a long history of catastrophic wildland fires.
January 2025 – the media focused on climate change
- How did climate change affect the Los Angeles fires? : NPR
- The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded | Extreme weather | The Guardian
- Scientists report LA fires were larger and more intense because of planet-warming pollution | CNN
- LA area fires: Climate change playing key contributing role
- Analysis: 5 ways to look at the Los Angeles fires through the lens of climate realism | PBS News
- How Did Palisades Fire Start? Is Climate Change To Blame for LA Wildfires? – Newsweek
- LA area fires: Climate change playing key contributing role
October 2025 – Suspected arsonist arrested for starting the fires
- Palisades Fire arrest made; suspect allegedly set earlier blaze that later ignited Jan. 7 LA inferno, officials say – CBS Los Angeles
- US police arrest man suspected of starting deadly LA fire – DW – 10/08/2025
- Arson suspect in deadly Palisades Fire arrested
