Gregory Pierce, director of UCLA’s Human Right to Water Solutions Lab at UCLA Luskin, commented in media outlets including POLITICO, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Reuters and LAist on the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles region. Firefighting — already hampered by strong Santa Ana winds — has been further diminished by lack of water, which has left some fire hydrants dry. While local and state leaders are receiving criticism for the area’s lack of preparation, some fire experts and urban water experts have described the situation as “the perfect storm” and “the worst-case scenario,” which no city could have fully prepared for. “I don’t know that any place in the world has a system like that,” said Pierce, who also serves as co-director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. Pierce explained that such a system for fighting wildfires would be extremely expensive as well as come with potentially negative climate impacts that could create further fire risks.