Effective wildfire mitigation in California requires a holistic approach that goes beyond large-scale vegetation removal, ...

Torrential rain is expected this week in Los Angeles, which risks producing flash flooding and landslides in areas stripped ...

Wildfires in January Traditionally, California's wildfire season stretched from late spring to early autumn. However, the ...

Last month’s wildfires in California destroyed thousands of homes, killed at least 29 people and will likely cost hundreds of ...

Payam Hariri California’s wildfires are no longer seasonal anomalies—they are a permanent fixture of the state’s ...

“In California, it’s primarily a story of fire,” said Benjamin Sleeter, a research geographer with the USGS who led the ecosystem analysis in the new study. While scientists typically expect ...

The risk of catastrophic wildfires is increasing. Rising global temperatures, changing precipitation and wind patterns, and ...

Flames rage across the Los Angeles landscape, consuming homes, forests and lives in their wake. Ravaging about 40,500 acres of land, this is not merely a natural disaster—the wildfires stand as a ...

Witnessing the devastation of the LA wildfires strengthened our resolve to protect our state through robust prevention and ...

Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the state’s fire dynamics.

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing ...