It is a story of grit and determination, set in the El Dorado Hills.  Back in 1848, what is described as a “flurry of humanity” took over the Coloma valley, because of gold.

Southern California faces a risk of damaging debris flows this week, as a potentially strong atmospheric river is set to ...

New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them ...

With much of the country in the grip of devastating bushfires, it's hard to believe that only nine years ago much of Queensland was battling a flood crisis. Starting in November 2010, 97 communities ...