Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...

Southern California has been hit by heavy floods which have caused mudslides and prompted evacuation calls. It comes just ...

What remains from the fires that broke out Jan. 7 is a charred landscape, filled with skeletal trees and blackened debris.

Survivors of the 2017 Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa have a message for L.A. fire victims: You can’t imagine it now, but it is ...

As it recovers, Altadena finds inspiration in other wildfire-devastated communities that have replanted lawns, gardens and green spaces with fire-resistant native species.

Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Sunday, Jan. 27. For the latest updates on the fires ... because they no longer have trees and vegetation providing ...

What causes these debris flows, sometimes called mudflows, and why are they so common and dangerous after ... California. Research on charcoal pieces from ancient debris flows has shown fires ...

Yes, the L.A. blazes were worsened by climate change, say Australian bushfire experts. But that doesn’t mean people are ...

Oh, California ... as gum trees and kangaroos; some species of local plant life have even evolved to need bushfires for seed germination. As Angelenos stand in the ashes of their own fires ...

Evacuations were ordered but were later lifted after a brush fire erupted in the late afternoon in the wealthy enclave of La Jolla near the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.

If you’ve ever wondered why trees will often be standing even after a wildfire has destroyed ... “But the fires in Southern California right now are better described as a conflagration ...