In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by the state show more than 1 million acres are at a higher risk of wildfires.

An evacuation order has been issued, available in English and Spanish, for parts of the Lake Fire burn scar and nearby ...

County emergency managers issued an evacuation order for some properties in the Lake Fire burn area due to a storm arriving ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have ...

By Amy McDermott for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for for ...

Heavy rain is expected to sweep across Southern California on Thursday, raising the risk of flash flooding and mudflows in ...

John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain (Random House, 2015) and ...

Cal Fire's new maps show Auburn increased its very high severity zone acreage to 800 this year compared to 326 acres a decade ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has launched an interactive “Phase 2” debris removal map to provide residents with real-time updates during the wildfire cleanup effort in Los Angeles County.

State Farm came under fire for seeking a 22 percent rate hike, with a 38 percent increase for renters, after the California wildfires. Kanye West's $6.6M property loss shows the challenges in ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a flood advisory at 9:34 a.m. on Thursday in effect until 8 p.m. for Santa Barbara County.