Clockwise from top left: Chad Bianco, Tony Thurmond, Betty Yee and Antonio Villaraigosa. (Eric Thayer / For The Times; Josh Edelson / For The Times; California State Board of Equalization; Carlin ...

Since the beginning of the year, wildfires have burned over 3.2 million acres in California. Since August 15, when California’s fire activity elevated, there have been 25 fatalities and over 4,200 ...

One fire appears to have been caused by a spark from old power lines, the other allegedly started by an Uber driver with a fascination with flames. In the end, the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed ...

Officials argue they had little agency to stop the fire. Residents point to a string of missteps that enabled it. There's ...

Soon after wildfires ripped through Los Angeles last year, California politicians and the media knew whom to blame: the oil ...

A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.

Lake Tahoe is seen on the north shore near Incline Village, Nevada, in 2013. (Lezlie Sterling/The Sacramento Bee/TNS) As climate change continues to threaten California in 2025 — from devastating ...

'Wildfire smoke PM2.5 has emerged as significant environmental hazard in the U.S.,' an expert said.

Amanda Nevarez was left homeless by the Eaton Fire, one of two wildfires in Los Angeles County that together destroyed more than 16,000 homes and buildings and killed 31 people last January. The blaze ...

More than 60% of the global increase in the number of such hot days was due to warming caused by burning fossil fuels like ...

Four of California's gubernatorial candidates tangled over climate change and wildfire preparedness at an economic forum Thursday in Stockton, though they all acknowledged the stark problems facing ...