Besides the heartbreak of losing lives and losing homes, there are obvious economic factors here that cannot be ignored: ...

Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the ...

Artists take on climate change denial, the blame game, and more ...

Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, on her relationship with the city, its mythology, and a reckoning with disaster.

Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in British Columbia and around the world, from the ...

Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation ...

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory ...

More broadly, should people be able to rebuild in areas prone to natural disasters -- an issue relevant to the Florida coasts ...

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state ...

People who have evacuated due to the wildfires can apply to stay at Hilton hotels for free, for up to one week. Hilton is ...

On arrival in 1542 to what was later to become Los Angeles, the Spanish explorer Juan Cabrillo saw smoke rising from ...

Lightning, sparks from cars or power lines, campfires and arsonists set areas aflame. Dry Santa Ana winds (40-70 mph, with gusts of 120-150 mph) whip fires into infernos. Depleted, defunded fire ...