My house didn’t burn but ash from the L.A. fires fell in my yard. Can I eat from my garden? Is my soil safe?
Ash from urban wildfires is potentially full of heavy metals and other toxins. Here's a guide for what to do if ash is ...
Palisades home survived the fire, only to be split in two by a landslide
After wildfires destabilize hillsides, the risk of landslides grows, making episodes like this more likely in the future.
This is why trees are often left standing when wildfires destroy homes
If you’ve ever wondered why trees will often be standing even after a wildfire has destroyed nearby homes, fire officials are ...
Climate and environment updates: Fires would have been extreme without climate change
In a new quick-turn analysis, UCLA climate scientists found that climate change could be responsible for roughly a quarter of ...
Where is the Hughes Fire? What to know as Los Angeles-area blaze rapidly expands
A quickly-expanding wildfire broke out in the mountains north of Los Angeles Wednesday, leading to evacuation orders for ...
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Another danger looms after the LA fires: Devastating debris flows
As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.
ECOVIEWS: How do we measure disaster from a forest fire?
The fires raging around Los Angeles bring to mind another devastating U.S. fire that killed more than a thousand people on ...
Fire lessons from the Australian capital, where a 2003 inferno changed everything
Two decades ago, fire ripped through Canberra, destroying 480 homes. An Australian fire chief reflects on possible lessons ...
LA fires: Fast wildfires are more destructive and harder to contain
Extreme temperatures play a dangerous role in wildfires. Heat dries out vegetation, making it more flammable. Under these conditions, wildfires ignite more easily, spread faster and burn with greater ...
As fire-fanning winds continue, Southern California readies for potential rain and toxic runoff
Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer ...
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Besides burning the most urban area, the Eaton and Palisades fires are the largest ever for California in January. Alexandra ...