Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, on her relationship with the city, its mythology, and a reckoning with disaster.
Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in British Columbia and around the world, from the ...
On January 8, after multiple wildfires erupted in Los Angeles, a father who was an amputee, and his son, who had cerebral ...
Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation ...
Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory ...
More broadly, should people be able to rebuild in areas prone to natural disasters -- an issue relevant to the Florida coasts ...
In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state ...
People who have evacuated due to the wildfires can apply to stay at Hilton hotels for free, for up to one week. Hilton is ...
Wildfires ravaging California have transformed communities into desolate landscapes, with areas like Pacific Palisades ...
On arrival in 1542 to what was later to become Los Angeles, the Spanish explorer Juan Cabrillo saw smoke rising from ...
Lightning, sparks from cars or power lines, campfires and arsonists set areas aflame. Dry Santa Ana winds (40-70 mph, with gusts of 120-150 mph) whip fires into infernos. Depleted, defunded fire ...
We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.