| 2025 Palisades Fire Fact Sheet - Climate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claim | Fact Check | Evidence | ||
| B001 | Climate Change | FALSE | Historical records for Pacific Palisades, dating back to 1979, show hundreds of days with a far greater fire risk than was present during the 2025 Palisades Fire. This conclusion is based on ten fire risk metrics fire risk is calculated, all of which showed a higher risk historically than recorded on January 7, 2025: Burning Index (BI), Energy Release Component (ERC), Reference Evapotranspiration (ETR), 100 Hour Dead Fuel Moisture (FM100), 1000 Hour Dead Fuel Moisture (FM1000), Maximum Relative Humidity (RMAX), Minimum Relative Humidity (RMIN), Specific Humidity (SPH), Potential Evapotranspiration (PET), and Mean Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD). | Risk Comparative Analysis |
| B002 | Pacific Palisades has the highest Fire Risk | FALSE | The majority of residential areas in California are at an even greater fire risk than Pacific Palisades | Risk Comparative Analysis |
| B003 | The Palisades Fire is a result of Climate Change | FALSE | Climate Change will be the result of the Palisades Fire | Multiple Public |
| B004 | Coastal areas like Pacific Palisades have the greatest fire risk | FALSE | Most residential areas in California are at greater risk than Pacific Palisades. In fact, areas in Altadena and Pasadena (non-coastal areas) are at a far greater risk. | Risk Comparative Analysis |