Joseph Serna is the deputy editor of culture and talent at the Los Angeles Times and helps oversee its career training and recruitment efforts. He was previously assigned to cover wildfires, emergency preparation and response for Metro, which took him to some of the worst fire disasters in the world from Australia to Northern California. He was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack. He attended Orange Coast Community College, San Francisco State University and graduated from Cal State Long Beach.
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Los investigadores están analizando qué microbios existen en el humo y el polvo producidos durante los incendios forestales
Feb. 6, 2021
Researchers are analyzing what microbes exist in the smoke and dust produced during wildfires.
Feb. 1, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, had a baseless theory for what caused the 2018 Camp fire in California that killed 85 people: a space laser.
Jan. 30, 2021
Officials fear an atmospheric river expected to deliver a lot of rain and snow could bring mudslides to burn scars in the Bay Area and Central Coast.
Jan. 26, 2021
The National Weather Service warns that Southern California’s summer-like temperatures are petering off and wet weather will bring periods of rain, gusty winds and mountain snow through next week.
Jan. 23, 2021
California’s worst wildfire season on record has already altered the state’s iconic forests in ways that will be seen for centuries to come.
Dec. 21, 2020
It’s only the second time in 30 years that the coroner’s office has launched an inquest.
Dec. 18, 2020
A burning operation went south when winds carried embers over a containment line, causing firefighters to scramble, a report says.
Dec. 4, 2020
A moratorium announced last month protecting homeowners now includes ZIP codes near the Bobcat fire
Dec. 3, 2020
Weather officials said this Santa Ana wind event will be particularly long and dangerous, potentially mirroring the conditions seen in December 2017 when several fires broke out across the region.
Dec. 2, 2020