Just a few years after the ozone hole was detected via satellite, the industrialized nations of the world, meeting in ...

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

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...

A record-setting bunny museum and a 70-year-old artists' retreat are among the quirky spaces that burned in the Palisades and ...

The devastating wildfires have also destroyed businesses, land and homes owned by Hollywood A-listers like Paris Hilton, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag. Other celebrities impacted include Mark Hamill, ...

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds.

The Kenneth Fire was threatening houses in the Hidden Hills, home to many celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Kris ...

The Palisades and Eaton fires each appeared to have destroyed some 5,000 or more structures, officials said, which would put them both among the five most destructive fires in California history.

With more than 18 million people living in Greater Los Angeles, these maps show how quickly wildfires have encircled some of ...

Jessica Simpson has fled her $22 million Southern California home, formerly owned by Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, following ...

evacuation areas “The Kenneth Fire is burning in West Hills in Los Angeles County and rapidly spreading,” CalFire officials said. “Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fire threatens nearby ...

explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the ...