Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

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At least 29 people have died in the fires across the Los Angeles area. At least two of the people killed in the Southern ...

We continue with our remembrances of the 29 people who died in the fires in Southern California. The Los Angeles County ...

A new study finds that the region's extremely dry and hot conditions were about 35 percent more likely because of climate ...

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out ...

An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...

The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a report found. The study, released Tuesday by World ...

New research shows climate change increased the likelihood of the devastating fires in Los Angeles County this month. Climate ...

Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35 percent and its intensity by 6 percent.