The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year — burning entire neighborhoods to the ground, straining firefighting resources and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes — may have led to hundreds more deaths than were recorded,

First discovered: 12:35 a.m. Aug. 7 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 12:35 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

Three new studies are offering a startling perspective on the long-term impacts of the wildfires in Maui in 2023 and Los Angeles earlier this year. Researchers say the cost to human health is much higher than the death toll immediately recorded from the fires.