As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...

High pressure in the Great Basin and low pressure over northern Baja California, plus a very strong jet stream roaring ...

One of two fuel pipelines that connect the Las Vegas Valley to a major oil refinery in Southern California closed Wednesday ...

Many questions are being asked about the response to the deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Amna Nawaz discussed some of those concerns with Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at the ...

While that is good news, Crowley also stressed that the Palisades Fire remains a dangerous threat. The largest of the five ...

Firefighters were experiencing water shortages from hydrants because L.A.'s tanks couldn't be refilled as fast as water was being used.

Sheila Morovati’s Pacific Palisades home was spared, but her neighborhood was decimated in the Los Angeles fires. For her, ...

At least 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate after wind-driven wildfires erupted across Los Angeles County this week.

The wildfires scorching the region around Los Angeles are likely to be the most expensive in history. But, future climate ...

Here's what experts say is turning Southern California's speedy wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration that is defying ...

Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate amid the uncontained wildfires. NPR member station LAist spoke to ...