Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

Damaging forests can also cause them to produce more carbon than they capture. One of the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon is industrial farming. Setting fire to the forest is one of ...

CBS News Confirmed checked Gov. Newsom's "fact checks" on the L.A.-area fires and found that although many were correct, a ...

Hotter air holds more moisture, which means that rainfall can be heavier, or increased evaporation can exacerbate droughts.

Trump made similar false claims about FEMA being out of money in the wake of Hurricane Helene in the fall.

The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just ...

It's a rapidly changing situation - these maps and pictures show the scale of the challenge, where the fires are and the ...

Online posts, citing a January 10 Newsweek article, claim Newsom cut $101m in fire prevention funding. Is this true?

The Angeles National Forest will remain closed to the public through Sunday because of critical fire danger and to protect natural resources.

Gavin Newsom created "California Fire Facts," a page on his website to counter ... management of the state's firefighting resources and forest management. Many of the claims had been promoted ...