We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...

Many Californians thought wildfires couldn’t reach deep into their cities. But the Los Angeles fires showed how older homes ...

I have friends who lost houses. I have family who were burned out of their home. Los Angeles has lost churches, synagogues, ...

In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down.

T housands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling ...

This happens throughout the world whenever there is a major fire near an urban area, and is also common in Australia. Poor ...

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.

Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los ...

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept ...

San Diego County has in the past dealt with its own massive and destructive fires. How do they compare to the recent blazes ...