The devastating fires in California early this year came after a particularly unfortunate weather pattern—an exceptionally ...

So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves. By Livia Albeck-Ripka and Jesus Jiménez The county says electrical equipment owned by the electric utility is to ...

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...

The devastating California wildfires in January closed more than 1,000 schools serving at least 725,000 students, disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations and likely widening ...

Workers with the US Army Corps of Engineers in February removed debris from a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. The rating outlooks of seven public electric utilities in ...

California plans to thin out millions of acres of its forests to lessen the risk of destructive wildfires. But such efforts may not be moving fast enough to make up for the influence of climate ...

Estimates for the financial toll of the blazes range from $30 billion to as high as $250 billion, as homeowners grapple with ...

California wildfires destroyed expensive fine art housed in museums and multimillion dollar mansions, causing a leading insurer to focus on broader losses beyond property values during an ...

The United States, particularly the western states like California and Oregon, faces significant wildfire threats. In 2024, over 10 million acres were consumed by wildfires, with California ...