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 ...

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 ...

Few states have been more exposed to the worst effects of climate change as California. According to the ...

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 ...

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

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. As humans continue burning fossil fuels, global temperatures are rising in startlingly unpredictable ways. The trend ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has nearly ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. When California adopted a law to ...