Deadly wildfires in Los Angeles forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes but a widely shared video of a mass of ...
Hotter air holds more moisture, which means that rainfall can be heavier, or increased evaporation can exacerbate droughts.
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
We’re tracking the fires in Los Angeles, California. See maps of recently burned areas and key locations in the vicinity of ...
Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues. See this week’s ...
The two maps showing wildfire hazard levels and the wildland-urban interface were released by the Oregon Department of Forestry and developed by Oregon State University scientists. Under a state law ...
“The wildfire hazard map is informed by decades of research on ... Oregon officials stressed that passage of legislation in 2023 “prohibits insurers in Oregon from using this map, or any ...
The actor's property sits on the edge of the ongoing Palisades fire, which has ravaged large sections of Los Angeles.
Despite its large population, fire-prone California has struggled to adequately staff its fire departments for the recent ...
San Diego has been slow to revamp how it monitors and removes flammable brush on city-owned land, despite a 2023 audit saying the city’s efforts are poorly coordinated and not comprehensive enough.
The state is seeing a sharp water divide this year, with lots of rain in the north while the south has stayed dry. A ...