Protecting two different desert ecosystems, Joshua Tree National Park is minutes from Palm Springs. Conveniently located off ...

From the red sandstone formations of Utah to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the United States holds a wealth of ...

Exploring the evolving landscape of aerial firefighting as it contends with escalating wildfire threats and the critical role ...

Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...

When the air is warm and dry, transpiration and evaporation also suck water out of the plants and soil. That leaves dry ...

Editor’s note: Find the latest coverage of the Pacific Palisades wildfire here. Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm ...

People across Northern California are mobilizing -- in whatever ways they can -- to help those impacted by the devastating fires burning in Southern California.

an analyst with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a map author. Yet, during that same time frame, “moderate drought was expanded” across Southern California, Nevada and ...

Several new road closures surrounding the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire were announced early Friday morning as firefighters make their first substantial progress at containing the Palisades (8%) and ...

The drought map highlights significant disparities across the state. While Northern California and parts of the Bay Area received recent rainfall, drought conditions have worsened in Southern ...