In summary The federal government typically covers 75% of rebuilding costs after a major disaster. President-elect Trump has ...

Hollywood stars are sharing the devastation caused by the California fires and sharing "prayers and strength" for those affected.

Horrifying aerial footage captured huge areas of wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles looking like a charred warzone. The drone ...

Fires don't usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together to defy the calendar in a fast ...

Fires driven by fierce winds scorched parts of the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and filling the sky with smoke.

The Los Angeles wildfires triggered by dry ‘hurricane-like’ strong winds started on Tuesday and have killed five people so ...

Deadly wildfires are burning in multiple parts of Los Angeles, forcing the evacuation of more than 130,000 people and killing ...

Five people have died, more than 2,000 structures have burned and at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders ...

Thousands are forced to evacuate as the fires continue to destroy homes and property. The weather and climate is to blame for ...

A UCLA climate scientist said the “strong wind event would not have produced a fire catastrophe had we gotten, say, an inch ...

Strong winds fuelled a massive fire in southern California, flattening homes, overtaking roads and and forcing at least 30,000 to evacuate. The fire in Pacific Palisades exploded from 10 acres to more ...

From more vegetation to flying embers, the BBC Earth team look at why the fires in LA have been so intense and why they've ...