Author Amitav Ghosh, who is in the forefront of raising awareness about environmental damage and climate change, termed the ...

Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation ...

Some of the jobs roped into the American Climate Corps have funding locked down for much of Trump’s term. Zampaglione’s ...

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory ...

Lightning, sparks from cars or power lines, campfires and arsonists set areas aflame. Dry Santa Ana winds (40-70 mph, with gusts of 120-150 mph) whip fires into infernos. Depleted, defunded fire ...

More broadly, should people be able to rebuild in areas prone to natural disasters -- an issue relevant to the Florida coasts ...

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state ...

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...

On arrival in 1542 to what was later to become Los Angeles, the Spanish explorer Juan Cabrillo saw smoke rising from ...

Fire weather” is a term increasingly used to describe the atmospheric conditions that have rendered California’s recent wildfires uncontrollable. This emerging pattern combines hot, dry air that ...

Insurance “nonrenewal” rates have been climbing nationwide. They’ve hit climate-sensitive areas including Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina and California.

People who have evacuated due to the wildfires can apply to stay at Hilton hotels for free, for up to one week. Hilton is ...