We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- ...

Over the past week, fires have ravaged greater Los Angeles ... In fairness, the state has made some progress. In 2008, California lawmakers passed S.B. 375, which directs planning agencies ...

California’s Department of Insurance has worked to repair the broken insurance system, but the LA fires threaten to undo ... for local artists during the summer, and a “Sip and Shop ...

David Walters, a former University of Texas swimmer, made headlines in 2008 after he earned ... to contain the devastating wildfires raging throughout Southern California this week.

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U.S. production of oil entered a steady decline from November 1970 until the dawn of Barack Obama’s presidency in November 2008. Thanks to the advent ... like the ongoing fires in California, Trump’s ...

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy.

The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...

high severity wildfires that spread rapidly.” Last summer was particularly hot in California and across the West, while there was very little rainfall: The BBC reported downtown Los Angeles has ...

As historically destructive wildfires ... in Southern California were the wettest back-to-back on record — that led to flooding and the growth of grass and brush. Then, last summer was ...

The two biggest blazes that recently ravaged the Los Angeles metropolitan region may have caused property damage and capital ...

Data from California wildfires since 1984 shows that only four major fires have occurred in the winter months, with the majority of large-scale blazes sparking in summer. Before this year’s ...