In Kim Stanley Robinson’s widely acclaimed, Obama-praised climate novel, The Ministry for the Future, the climate crisis is already well underway when catastrophic rains drown Los Angeles in water. Recreational kayaks and motorboats become crucial rescue vehicles,

Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation without a single Republican vote.

The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a factor in the fires' intensity.

About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.

Human-caused climate change was responsible for about a quarter of the fuel available for the wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area, according to research from University of ...

Today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Boiling Point, a podcast about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Yes, that’s the same name as this newsletter. I hope you’ll subscribe and listen.

Walls of flames, fanned by high winds, roaring across drought-stricken land. That's the scene in Los Angeles now. It also happened in Maine. In late October 1947, massive wildfires swept across the state,

Here’s what wildfire and climate change scientists are saying about the Los Angeles wildfires and how they relate to Wisconsin. Wildfire season is becoming longer and more intense, especially in ...

As fires rage on the West Coast, officials warn that Massachusetts could be set up for an active spring fire season.

There was no coal baron who lighted the matches. No oil driller who dried out the terrain, priming Southern California to burn. No gas executive who decided to build residential neighborhoods in already fire-prone landscapes.

The disastrous California wildfires are another undeniable sign of the dangers of climate change.