The United States incurred 73% of the losses in a tame first half of the year for worldwide weather-related disasters.

Thousands across California had their power shut off Friday due to a heightened wildfire risk, with widespread high wind warnings in effect through the weekend from Santa Barbara County through ...

Fire weather danger will increase in the summer, when Southern California typically sees scant rainfall and high temperatures. More to Read Unusual summer storms in SoCal bring dry lightning ...