Human-caused climate change increased the intensity of the dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent ...

Researchers say that long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, particularly wildfire smoke, is linked to dementia.

The Santa Ana winds tend to cause the same corridors to burn over and over again. Experts say the region needs to adapt.

Although pieces of the analysis include degrees of uncertainty, researchers said trends show climate change increased the ...

A core of ice extracted from Antarctica had literally frozen in time the climate of the planet going back nearly 70,000 years.

The city of Hoover will commission a study to help chart the future of one the area’s largest commercial centers, Mayor Frank ...

More than a week after a series of wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, winds are starting to let up, giving ...

The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and ...

Dose, duration and frequency matter When scientists study the health risks of wildfire smoke, they tend to use analysis methods that were developed to assess health effects caused by low-level, ...

One of the most extreme megadroughts has helped fuel wildfires in Los Angeles County and elsewhere in California.

LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom's coverage of wildfire and breaking news. Support LAist by giving now. People who lost their homes in the wildfires that swept ...

When scientists study the health risks of wildfire smoke, they tend to use analysis methods that were developed to assess ...