What remains from the fires that broke out Jan. 7 is a charred landscape, filled with skeletal trees and blackened debris.
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...
Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried ...
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsens. For a century, the lure of ...
Late last month, before the rains arrived, USC professor Seth John traveled through foothill neighborhoods devastated by the ...
"This is our Hurricane Katrina—an epochal disaster that's changing Los Angeles," said Dr. David Eisenman, whose research ...
Next comes the rest of the debris: the husks of washing machines, the chimneys standing sentry over the remains, and heaps of ...
Reopening of the Palisades was scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday. But on Saturday night, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said checkpoints ...
Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.
What can local leaders in LA and in other communities in the US and around the world do in the wake of these extreme events ...
Forever chemicals, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, do not break down, instead contaminating drinking water supplies ...