Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...

A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes and anxious residents prepared for more fire danger as winds began to build Tuesday, a week after two ...

One of the biggest stories of 2025 thus far has been the wildfires in California. A common occurrence in that state, ...

As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the ...

Keeping your home and family safe is one thing, but appropriate protection for houses from fire damage is becoming ...

Crews are still battling deadly wildfires that broke out nearly a week ago in Los Angeles, with wind and dry conditions ...

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds.

explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the ...

Fire season in California historically culminated in October, when the grass and brush that was turned to tinder by summer heat collided with Santa Ana winds, before winter rains arrived.