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More than half of rural California now ranks 'very high' for wildfire hazard
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFirefighters watch a helicopter battle the Dixie fire in August 2021. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles...
California properties at risk of wildfire expected to see sixfold increase in 30 years
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Sincerity Lodge on Main St. in Greenville was destroyed by the Dixie Fire. (Mel Melcon/Los...
What is the biggest fire to burn in the US? The answer requires a journey through history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 week agoEvidence found at the heart of centuries-old trees, in the stories of Indigenous peoples and...
Every burned town is tragic. But Newsom needs to lead with science, not sentiment
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn American flag is placed on a burned fire engine at a burned fire station in downtown Greenville...
California spends billions rebuilding burned towns. The case for calling it quits
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCathy Buchanan holds a handmade sign at the start of the traditional Gold Diggers Day parade in...
As climate hazards converge, more Californians are living in harm's way
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHot spots linger on a charred hillside as the Lake fire burns near Palmdale in August 2020. (Wally...
How climate change is destroying the 'Wild' experience of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Carolyn Burkhart walked from Mexico to Canada 46 years ago, she pieced together her route along...
Column: California wildfires to Florida hurricanes, how the rich game climate change
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBoats are stacked up at the Port Sanibel Marina in Fort Myers, Fla., on Sept. 29. (Steve Helber /...
Labor shortage leaves US struggling to hire firefighters despite record wildfire funding
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United States government has committed a record-setting amount of money to fighting wildfires...
In the ashes of a devastating Sierra fire, a flower farm blooms
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKjessie Essue works in her flower garden in Taylorsville, Calif. Essue and her family were kept away...