The Caldor Fire is rapidly expanding through Northern California, prompting mandatory evacuations for residents in El Dorado County, which is home to over 190,000 residents. The fire ignited Saturday ...

UC Davis forest ecologist Hugh Safford overlooks Echo Lake in the Lake Tahoe Basin. In August 2021, the Caldor Fire entered the basin but spared the communities of Meyers and Christmas Valley due to ...

More than four and a half years after the Caldor Fire tore through Grizzly Flats, the community is still waiting for the return of Walt Tyler Elementary School.

Wildfires do not compromise; they are unforgiving. So, for people like Jessie Wagster, it’s best to grab what matters most and get out of the way. “My guitar, my dog, and these wind chimes. The wind ...

A ferocious wildfire is approaching Lake Tahoe just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate. Communities ...

STRAWBERRY, Calif. -- Eerie images are coming out of the Caldor Fire zone near Lake Tahoe. Video of a bear shrouded in smoke was taken Friday in the town of Strawberry in El Dorado County. You can see ...

Landsat satellites recorded striking footage of some of the most significant wildfires in recent years, offering a rare view of these events from space. Using infrared imaging technology, the ...

A couple who were victims of the Caldor Fire received the key to their new home. Soon, others will join them as construction finishes for Title 25 homes in the area. DeSantis defends pricey $83M ...

Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., evacuated all of its patients because of the approaching Caldor Fire, according to an Aug. 29 news release. The 63-bed hospital didn’t specify how ...

Lisa Horton University of East Anglia l.horton@uea.ac.uk ...