San Diego scientists are collecting samples of ash from California's coast to measure how toxins and urban debris from the ...

The debris and pollution from the recent L.A. fires will eventually make their way to the ocean — and scientists will be ...

California’s well-documented climate and fire history lets us see how global warming is cooking up ever more extreme fire ...

When the recent wildfires tore through Los Angeles, destroying thousands of homes and businesses, they also sent plumes of ...

Fire has always played a crucial role in Southern California’s ecosystem, which features dry conditions and strong, hot desert winds called the Santa Anas, which blow from the east each winter. Many ...

The mountains and foothills of Los Angeles County are in “extreme drought” conditions, about 36% of the county, explained ...

With increasingly hot weather and topographical features that resemble those in parts of Southern California, the booming ...

The details of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles are a stark reminder that mother nature can be a terrifying force, ...

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

These animals don’t frequently wash up on Huntington Beach’s shores. Agencies are looking into the cause of death of the ...

Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.