The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia and Kenneth fires are burning in Southern California, destroying more than 12,000 ...

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Climate change is making the Western United States drier, which can fuel wildfires like those affecting Los Angeles. With ...

California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.

Among the thousands of buildings destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires were a mosque, a synagogue, a Catholic parish and a half-dozen Protestant churches.

Officials had hoped that a drop in wind speeds would help firefighters. But dry terrain helped the giant Palisades blaze grow ...

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that her country was sending support in part because many Mexican people live ...

Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...

The Supreme Court is deliberating a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. by Jan. 19 due to national security concerns.

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