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 ...

The National Weather Service has issued another rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in anticipation of Monday's Santa Ana wind event.

Somini Sengupta, a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles, reflects on the city, its mythology and its reckoning ...

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

Elevated fire threat is accompanying the return of Santa Ana winds that are taking aim for Southern California at the beginning of the week.

Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a red flag fire weather warning starting Monday, with the 'risk of large ...

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

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

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

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