In 2023, Lahaina residents who fled wildfires that ravaged Maui, Hawaii, began returning more than a month later, but the county warned “many dangers remain,” including the threat of hazardous ...

We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.

In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down.