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

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

Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California’s leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of

In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from mitigation, toward adaptation and resilience.

Many factors, such as strong Santa Ana winds and urban planning decisions, played into the recent destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area. But the evidence is clear that climate change contribut

In what California’s governor is saying may be the costliest disaster in U.S. history, the southern California wildfires have killed dozens, destroyed thousands of homes and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.

Gov. Newsom tilts at carbon emissions, not fire mitigation.

Chris Wright’s arguments are set to draw scrutiny from Senate Democrats during his confirmation hearing for the Energy Department post.

"What we have clear evidence of is that climate change is contributing to the warming ... and the odds of severe wildfire conditions are elevated," said Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, Stanford climate scientist. RELATED: 5 fatalities confirmed as Southern ...

“Climate change is kind of juicing this a little bit ... that the authors said points to a need to plan for increased wildfire risks. As for the L.A. fires, Kalansky said additional studies ...

The common thread between hurricanes and wildfires? Increasingly strong winds - Hurricane-force winds have major destructive power that can turn bad situations worse

Mr. Davis’s ideas were shocking when the essay appeared, but the events of recent years have won a lot of people over to his way of thinking. After the 2021 Dixie fire in rural Northern California, a Los Angeles Times op-ed series raised the possibility of abandoning small fire-prone towns in favor of supposedly more defensible cities.