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

A Fire Department captain, along with his brother and son, are being hailed as heroes for saving an entire block of homes in ...

David Helvarg Fire has always played a crucial role in Southern California’s ecosystem, which features dry conditions and strong, hot desert winds called the Santa Anas, which blow from the east each ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

They were published last Friday in the annual report of Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the EU’s main climate ...

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

While firefighters battled blazes in the Los Angeles area this week, Alejandro, a 55-year-old from Mexico, was one of several day laborers leading cleanups near scorched neighborhoods in ...

Firefighters battle the Palisades fire on El Medio Ave. in Pacific Palisades, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Brian van der Brug/Los ...

When smoke from area wildfires billowed over the hills near Ashley Livingston-Litwin's home in Los Angeles, she quickly ...

Thousands of acres have been burned in Los Angeles, and the burn scars could flood easily should a moisture-laden storm hit.

Polling shows many Americans blame climate change for the disaster.

As devastating wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles metropolitan region, local officials are warning of potential ...