The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday ...

Dry vegetation helped fuel the fires that spread through the Los Angeles area, burning tens of thousands of acres.

Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the ...

As r aging fires battered Los Angeles County in early 2025, critics put a spotlight on the US state of California's ...

A climate scientist discusses how to think about and weigh the variables that led to the current disaster.

Photos from Los Angeles County show the shocking extent of damage caused by the Palisades Fire and other wildfires.

– Two national reviews – one by a blue-ribbon commission and the other by the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council – investigated the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and ...

Climate scientists PolitiFact spoke to disagreed with Trump Jr. and said climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires’ size and destructiveness. Numerous studies have linked human-caused ...

While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, experts say the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe.

California leaders have promised a speedy rebuilding process after the fires. But experts say neighborhoods must be built ...

The state is seeing a sharp water divide this year, with lots of rain in the north while the south has stayed dry. A ...

Containing wildfires—never mind extinguishing them—in parched and windy conditions can be monstrously difficult. Dry ...