After parts of Australia's north copped 350mm of rain in about 24 hours, meteorologists are warning there is little respite ...

The weather bureau says some areas in North Queensland have already received up to 800 millimetres of rain this week and an extra 500mm could hit during the weekend.

Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.

One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after damage or exposure to heat. The batteries are found in electric vehicles, ...

The Deluge’ is a realist novel,” says author Stephen Markley of his 2023 epic. “It was about what we are going to live ...

"We have long opposed the expansion of the jail system especially in dangerous fire zones and we are gravely concerned ... to ...

KPBS reporter John Carroll explains how one iconic area is now safer from fire than it was before ... Bowman and Tosca said ...

A cross that once adorned the top of the Altadena Community Church lies amid scorched rubble following the Eaton fire. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...