At 2.30pm, the fire was estimated to be 480 sq m in size ... vegetation on the west side of the district, which could easily catch fire.” Wellington is currently experiencing gusts of up ...

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...

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 ...

When the first flashes of fire and billows of smoke grabbed ... to come into contact with tree limbs and other vegetation. Given their size, the transmission towers can withstand the elements ...

The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...

The fire involved a large, two-story, 12,000-square-foot single-family home under construction, with flames extending to surrounding vegetation and causing multiple spot fires up to 1,500 feet ...

Extreme weather conditions will be more common, according to the study, adding fresh urgency to a burgeoning group of climate ...

Nevada County’s approach to vegetation management can be compared to painting the Golden Gate Bridge, “You get to one side and you turn around and you go back the other ...

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

Gibbel Fire initially started 4:40 p.m. Jan. 23 in Riverside County. It has burned 15 acres after being active for 39 hours. As of Saturday morning, the fire crew managed to contain 90% of this ...

single-family home that was under construction well involved in fire with extension to vegetation surrounding the home and multiple spot fires up to 1500 feet down wind of the involved structure. Wind ...

A study reveals that fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado are largely driven by the smoldering combustion of woody debris ...