How will Los Angeles recover from the devastating fires of January 2025?

Business Insider spoke with environmental scientists, wildfire survivors, real estate analysts, and urban planners. Their message was clear: The fires tearing through California are getting larger, faster, and more destructive, and business as usual is no longer sustainable.

Will the tragedy of January 2025 finally serve as a wake-up call for Los Angeles, or will the city remain stuck in a cycle of build, burn, repeat?