We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.

Many Californians thought wildfires couldn’t reach deep into their cities. But the Los Angeles fires showed how older homes ...

I have friends who lost houses. I have family who were burned out of their home. Los Angeles has lost churches, synagogues, ...

In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down.

Many factors, such as strong Santa Ana winds and urban planning decisions, played into the recent destructive wildfires in ...

This happens throughout the world whenever there is a major fire near an urban area, and is also common in Australia. Poor ...

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.

This time around, so many folks have posted the same Santa Ana and wildfire quotes to the point that the brilliant is ...

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa ...

An expert explains what causes extreme winds like the Santa Ana winds in California, and why they create such a dangerous ...

San Diego County has in the past dealt with its own massive and destructive fires. How do they compare to the recent blazes ...