ChatGPT isn't directly to blame for the devastating fires, but it's called attention to AI's environmental impact.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that her country was sending support in part because many Mexican people live in the Los Angeles area.

There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials say they were well-prepared and simply overwhelmed by the elements, questions are being raised about whether the intensity of modern fires requires a new playbook.

Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department stand vigilant as they battle wildfires in Los Angeles while several blazes continue to tear