Worcester Polytechnic Institute is home to one of the nation’s leading research centers devoted to fires — how they start, ...
When the air is warm and dry, transpiration and evaporation also suck water out of the plants and soil. That leaves dry ...
The state is seeing a sharp water divide this year, with lots of rain in the north while the south has stayed dry. A ...
The UCLA climate scientist warned of the devastating blazes several days before they ignited. He discusses the conditions ...
The blazes burning across the Los Angeles region are not only devastating property and lives, but also fueling political ...
Five questions with UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain, who warned of “extreme fire danger” in Southern California days ...
The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme ...
Several areas of Southern California, including Los Angeles, have been affected by the wildfires, which have claimed five lives and displaced around 130,000 people.
Eleven months ago, the Los Angeles area was under water. Nearly a foot of rain fell in just a couple of days in early ...
Dry conditions across Southern California set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other structures&nb ...
Calgarians living in the Los Angeles area describe apocalyptic scenes as wildfires continue to burn uncontrolled, destroying ...