California’s relentless drought has many questioning if human activity—from water mismanagement to greenhouse gas emissions—is worsening the crisis. Scientists and policymakers debate whether climate ...

Hot weather and dry conditions have led to “elevated” wildfire threats across the state, the U.S. Drought Monitor said.

Years of drought forced the city to rethink its water usage and, almost under the radar, to remake its identity.

How was the Eaton fire of Southern California able to start and spread so easily in the winter month of January?

Learn about the extreme weather events that tested Santa Monica's resilience, from a powerful February storm to a sudden May ...

Beginning January 1, 2025, the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulatory framework requires urban retail water suppliers — not individual households or businesses — to adopt a series ...

Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after drier-than-normal winters. By contrast, eight of the state’s 10 mildest fire years ...

Spruce trees that experienced long-term droughts were more resistant to future ones, while pines acclimatized to wet periods were more vulnerable.