Southern California started out the 2024-25 water year pretty dry. The region got some rain from an atmospheric river in November, but not much. After that, most of the atmospheric rivers that hit the ...

Parts of Santa Monica were ordered to be evacuated as fast-moving flames destroyed homes along the coast in Los Angeles.

Experts explain why Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter wildfires in decades and what this could ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was pumping from aqueducts and groundwater into the system, but demand was so ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is home to one of the nation’s leading research centers devoted to fires — how they start, ...

While the causes of the largest fires are still under investigation, many factors led to the quick-spreading blazes.

Thousands of people have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has grown to more than 17,000 acres ...

Schools and colleges move to protect undocumented students amid President-elect Donald Trump's threat of mass deportations.

The associate vice president of student affairs shares how her career trajectory informs the work she does now managing ...

Photos from Los Angeles County show the shocking extent of damage caused by the Palisades Fire and other wildfires.

California's population is set to reach 41 million by 2030 and remain the largest state, according to the University of Virginia's Cooper Center. Data also shows that the state's population is set to ...