As summer inches closer, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency to expedite wildfire prevention projects statewide.
Wildfires are increasingly touching more diverse communities as fires grow in intensity and extend into urban areas, according to researchers.
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.
Losses in the state are expected to exceed $250 billion. A leading scholar in insurance law says the question isn’t if someone will pay, but who.