Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in jurisdictions where the state will apply stricter fire-safety building requirements.
Losses in the state are expected to exceed $250 billion. A leading scholar in insurance law says the question isn’t if ...
Developed at NASA JPL, the science instrument gives researchers a more detailed picture of high-temperature surfaces, such as land scorched by wildfire, than previous infrared instruments.
A recent report by the World Weather Attribution group , which analyzes the influence global warming has on extreme weather ...
Recovery efforts in Southern California are underway after deadly wildfires last month. But the state's last-resort property insurance provider needs a $1 billion infusion from private insurance ...
After San Diego County’s Cedar fire in 2003, California began requiring homes in “very high” fire hazard severity zones to comply with new wildfire building codes, including using ignition ...
Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.