The mountains and foothills of Los Angeles County are in “extreme drought” conditions, about 36% of the county, explained Pugh. That’s one category shy of hitting the highest level, “exceptional drought,” and three higher than the lowest, “abnormally dry.” The rest of the county is in severe drought.

Rising housing, energy and insurance costs could force Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to spend more money helping Californians live on a warming planet.

The Great Lakes water supply lured Jamie Beck Alexander and her family to Duluth. Alarmed by three consecutive, destructive wildfire seasons in California, Ms Alexander, her husband and two young children piled into a camper van and drove across the country to Minnesota in 2020.

President Donald Trump continues to slam California Democrats over the state’s water systems and wildfire response — but how much is true?

Scientists are attributing the recent Southern California fires to climate change, citing a combination of environmental factors that have intensified the situa

As the narrative of the Southern California wildfires has shifted to identifying the causes behind what could prove to be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, a common refrain has emerged on social media that seeks to dismiss the role scientists say climate change played.

Climate scientists PolitiFact spoke to disagreed with Trump Jr. and said climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires’ size and destructiveness. Numerous studies have linked human-caused climate change to the western U.S.’ worsening wildfires.

State water restrictions, fueled by historic drought and climate change, have taken a toll on Southern California golf courses in recent years.

Today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Boiling Point, a podcast about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Yes, that’s the same name as this newsletter. I hope you’ll subscribe and listen.

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Climate change has likely contributed to the unprecedented wildfires that are raging through Southern California, research shows. The fires blazing in Los Angeles County mark the latest ...

The wildfires rampaging through Southern California this week are only a hint of the climate-change-caused devastation that is likely to grow far worse during President-elect Donald Trump's second ...