Several areas of La Jolla are identified as having “very high” fire hazards in a new assessment by Cal Fire, the first new map since 2011 laying out fire hazard zones across the state. Soledad Natural ...

Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle Studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. Two years ago, the state of Oregon released a wildfire risk map. It put about half of the state’s tax loss in ...

A fire burns close to a home near the Rogue River. (Oregon Department of Forestry/Flickr) A statewide “wildfire risk map” that drew the ire of many Oregonians will return in several weeks with few ...

Susan L. Cutter is a Carolina Distinguished professor of geography at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Hazards and Vulnerability Research ...

OLYMPIA — Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for the Department of Natural Resources to collect better information on landslide-prone areas and to make it more easily available for anyone who wants ...

An assessment of wildfire hazards across Oregon landscapes is getting a new name after drawing the ire of property owners previously identified as high-risk In this photo provided by the Deschutes ...