California boasts one of the most extensive and diverse road networks in the world. From busy urban freeways in Los Angeles ...

A wildfire raging through California 's Eastern Sierra region has scorched 1,000 acres and triggered evacuations across ...

Accordingly, ordinances to create a defensible space around homes were enacted in recent decades to keep the height of grass ...

The fires, which started Jan. 7 ... and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The Santa Ana ...

A fire burned at Lorne Ross Park in Santa Ana, Costa Rica, on March 26, 2025, with vandalism suspected. Firefighters contained the blaze, sparing historic sites, but it sparked political debate over ...

Fire season in Northern Arizona is a perennial threat to our homes, businesses, recreational spaces and landmarks. Fire ...

The recent Eaton and Palisades wildfires in Los Angeles County have refocused the public’s attention on the recurrent nature ...

And that causes the lower part of the atmosphere ... Winds can sometimes rush faster downslope, as happens in the Rockies or ...

The Florida Forest Service is working to contain a wildfire north of Chumuckla in Santa Rosa County, according to the FFS Blackwater Forestry Center. The blaze, dubbed the Willow Point Lane Fire ...

And that causes the lower part of the atmosphere ... Winds can sometimes rush faster downslope, as happens in the Rockies or with the Santa Ana winds that fueled devastating wildfires in the Los ...

Wildfire smoke is dangerous, but when flames engulf homes, releasing harmful chemicals, that poses another health threat.