Li Zhou

Jan 13, 2025 | nationalobserver.com | Li Zhou |Max Fawcett |David Merner

This story was originally published by Vox and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaborationMultiple major wildfires, fanned by unusually strong seasonal winds, are currently burning through the Los Angeles area, leaving devastation in their wake. Thus far, those fires have led to at least five fatalities, massive evacuations, and significant damage to more than 2,000 buildings.

Jan 11, 2025 | motherjones.com | Li ZhouBio |Li Zhou

This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Multiple major wildfires, fanned by unusually strong seasonal winds, have been burning through the Los Angeles area, leaving devastation in their wake. Thus far, those fires have led to at least 11 fatalities, massive evacuations, and the destruction of at least 10,000 properties, according to official reports.

Jan 9, 2025 | vox.com | Li Zhou

Multiple major wildfires, fanned by unusually strong seasonal winds, are currently burning through the Los Angeles area, leaving devastation in their wake. Thus far, those fires have led to at least five fatalities, massive evacuations, and significant damage to more than 2,000 buildings. Though destructive fire seasons have become increasingly common in California, it’s still relatively rare to see a major urban area facing fires in the way Los Angeles now is.

Jan 7, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Li Zhou

With less than two weeks before the new Trump administration takes office, Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg announced a sweeping set of policy changes that will do away with fact-checkers on the company’s platforms and reduce restrictions on the posts its users can share. Zuckerberg said the changes are meant to address political “bias” and curtail “censorship” — echoing arguments that President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters have long made about the platform.

Jan 7, 2025 | vox.com | Li Zhou

Replacing fact-checkers with Community Notes: Meta had worked with 90 different independent organizations to fact-check posts that spread on its platforms. Those fact-checkers would append warning labels to false content, and Meta would also reduce the distribution of those posts. Zuckerberg has accused the fact-checkers of being politically biased, while providing no examples, and said they’ll be replaced with a Community Notes system that will be phased in over the coming months.