Wildfires

Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday. Even as pollution emissions declined from other sources including vehicle exhaust and power plants, the amount from fires increased sharply, said researchers at Stanford University...

U.S. experts have calculated the riskiest and safest counties in the country for disasters, and Los Angeles is on the shakiest ground

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Powerful winds have pushed flames through Southern California canyons as an out-of-control wildfire burns near homes, forcing residents to flee

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Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes even as another round of dangerous fire weather raises the risk for flames erupting across the state.

Rapidly spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of nearly 90,000 California residents and two firefighters were critically burned fighting the flames.

Southern California Edison says its equipment may have sparked a Southern California wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders for more than 90,000 people and critically injured two firefighters.

The East Troublesome Fire had burned more than 170,00 acres as of Friday afternoon, causing the evacuation of the entire town of Grand Lake, Colo.

Orange skies, winds gusting up to 70 mph, smoke tornadoes and hazardous air. While it could be an apocalyptic scene out of a movie, it has become the reality of Colorado’s wildfire season.

President Donald Trump’s administration has reversed course and approved a previously rejected California application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent wildfires

Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than four million acres this year, more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in the state.

An orphaned mountain lion cub rescued this week inside a Shasta County wildfire zone was being treated for burns by veterinarians at the Oakland Zoo.

Expected powerful winds didn’t materialize, allowing fire crews a chance to make some gains against a blaze in California’s wine country

Rent prices continued to plunge across the U.S. this past month, with San Francisco leading the decline, according to data from Zumper, a real-estate startup.  The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco dropped more than 20% from a year ago, to $2,830, according to the report. That’s the largest decline the company has recorded. Month-to-month, the price...

Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda.

Wildfires driven by strong winds are continuing to cause damage and destruction throughout Northern California. Here are some ways you can help those whose lives have been impacted.

A series of wildfires continues to burn across Northern California, where at least three people have been killed and several homes destroyed since the weekend.