Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, Southern Californians have been encouraged, for years, to rip ...

If you’ve ever wondered why trees will often be standing even after a wildfire has destroyed nearby homes, fire officials are offering an explanation. “The answer lies in the ...

The blaze has burned just over 14,000 acres near Pasadena. It is 89% contained. This fire has burned 80 acres in San Diego ...

We will recover ... eventually," Deputy Chief Livingston said amid the smoldering rubble of Mills River Station 2.

Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...

Many families in California are full of grief and questions about what more they could have done to save their loved ones ...

Twenty-eight people have died across the Los Angeles area. Officials have said the true death toll isn’t known as the fires ...

In Eaton Canyon, a beloved hiking area, more than two dozen trails appear to have burned, including those leading to Millard ...

The California fires in January 2025 left an ... Zooey Deschanel revealed that her childhood home was destroyed in the fires on January 17, 2025, when she shared photos of the house before and after ...

Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science. He covers climate change, biodiversity, extreme weather, zoonotic diseases and more.