“Overall this year, if you take away the devastating January fires, it’s been a pretty mild year for wildfires across ...

California wildfires have become particularly devastating in recent decades, but their origins vary. By Orlando Mayorquín Reporting from Los Angeles The Palisades fire, which killed 12 people and ...

Across the United States, wildfires are becoming more frequent, more intense, and more destructive, and should be considered not just a public health crisis but a national security issue, too. This ...

At last month’s meeting of the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force in Redlands, Director Patrick Wright remembered the group’s early days: “Candidly, when I started this job, we got ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California's history. Federal authorities said Wednesday that they have charged ...

A Northern California wildland fire that exploded overnight into the state's largest blaze this wildfire season, destroying structures and prompting thousands of evacuations, was allegedly started by ...

A new prescribed burn, named Huasna Ranch Ria Burn, was initiated 8:09 p.m. Dec. 16 in San Luis Obispo County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for 44 hours. Currently, ...

A new prescribed burn, named Mh South, was initiated today at 8:01 a.m. in Plumas County, California. The prescribed fire has ...

California is in the middle of a worsening wildfire season with the coming months expected to be the most destructive. 6,844 wildfires have already broken out so far this year with many of them still ...

New data is out exploring just how much wildfires can hurt us. UCLA’s annual California Health Interview Survey for 2024 found multiple ways that blazes take a toll on our health and wallets. What is ...