California educator Chris Baron authored "SPARK," a novel in verse for middle-grade readers about the impact of wildfires.

In 2020, when dry lightning sparked an outbreak of wildfires across Northern California, more than 4.3 million acres burned, but in 2022 and 2023, only about 300,000 acres burned each year.

Why the California wildfires were nearly impossible to contain. Ensuring the immediate safety of the residents is the priority, experts say. By Julia Jacobo. January 9, 2025, 9:26 PM.

Thousands of people in California are displaced after losing their homes to two fast-moving wildfires that ignited on opposite ends of the state.. The Camp Fire in Northern California has ...

California has 18 national forests in the Sierra Nevada, Big Sur, and mountains around Los Angeles, covering 20 million acres, or one-fifth of the state. Murray and other Democratic senators were ...

In 2020, when dry lightning sparked an outbreak of wildfires across Northern California, more than 4.3 million acres burned, but in 2022 and 2023, only about 300,000 acres burned each year.