WASHINGTON — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that ...

Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific ...

Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the recent deadly fires around Los Angeles about 35 times more likely to occur, an ...

A new study finds that the region's extremely dry and hot conditions were about 35 percent more likely because of climate ...

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out ...

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...

The reason for the start of the California wildfires is in part due to the Santa-Ana winds. These form over the Sierra mountains when high pressure builds in from the east. Air pushes down the ...

Fierce winds and months of drought set the conditions for the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles this month. But the growth of housing in and around the city’s fire-prone hills over the past ...

(NEXSTAR) – In the wake of several deadly California wildfires a new poll shows how Americans are reacting to the disaster, which left at least two dozen people dead and reduced entire ...

(NEXSTAR) – In the wake of several deadly California wildfires ... by a combination of powerful Santa Ana winds, gusting at roughly 100 mph, and dry vegetation. University of California Merced ...