Workers who maintained trails, removed combustible debris from forests, supported firefighters and secured funds for wildfire mitigation say staffing cuts threaten public safety, especially in the ...

Slow-moving slides are common around the world, and especially in California, where several hundred have been mapped in ...

Real-estate giant Zillow began offering snapshots of climate risk to potential homebuyers in September 2024. The climate risk scores reflect a property’s risk of five types of hazards over the next 30 ...

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...

The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...

Adaptation can also involve changing how and where people live, prohibiting them from rebuilding in areas that repeatedly ...

Gavin Newsom, facing nationwide criticism after the devastating Los Angeles fires, on Thursday signed an executive order to ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows.

Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an ...

Washington, D.C. >> After meeting with key state and federal leaders on recovery efforts for Los Angeles firestorm survivors ... understand the state’s ever-evolving climate-induced challenges, the ...