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

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 ...

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.

Southern California has “some of the best ... The research couldn’t specifically quantify how much, if any, climate change affected the Santa Ana winds. Craig Clements, a climate scientist ...

Southern California has “some of the best ... The research couldn’t specifically quantify how much, if any, climate change affected the Santa Ana winds. Craig Clements, a climate scientist ...

The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change ... proven to be destructive in the fall and winter due to Santa Ana winds. Earlier this month, Santa Ana winds rushed through ...

Sure, wildfires would burn in California regardless of planetary ... a few factors operate separately. For one, climate change doesn’t create Santa Ana winds. And scientists don’t expect ...

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.

A rapid analysis of the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires concluded that while climate change didn't ... department at the University of California Los Angeles. That included more extreme than ...

The devastating fires that swept through parts of Los Angeles, U.S., in January raged for more than three weeks before being ...