Weather data show how humankind’s burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry, windy weather more likely, setting the stage for the Los Angeles wildfires.

California is experienced with wildfire, fire starting in dry ecosystems fanned by roaring dry winds and often spreading to ...

A new report suggests that climate change-induced factors, like reduced rainfall, primed conditions for the Palisades and ...

Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the devastating LA fires, a scientific study ...

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out how climate change played a role in the disaster.

In early January, the stage was set for a wildfire disaster in Los Angeles. A long, hot summer had dried out the plants and vegetation, making it more flammable. Drought conditions dragged on, as ...

Looking ahead to the weekend, temperatures will jump more than 10 degrees above normal. Sunday will be the warmest day, with ...

Climate change amplified those conditions ... This means the dry season and the warm Santa Ana winds that spread fires are increasingly overlapping, the authors stated. “Drought conditions are more ...

The relationship between climate change and Santa Ana winds — which form in western deserts, then heat up and dry out as they flow down California’s mountains — remains unclear. While most ...

Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.

Areas of Uncertainty - The relationship between climate change and Santa Ana winds -- which form in western deserts, then heat up and dry out as they flow down California's mountains -- remains ...