The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los AngelesPowerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down ...

A look at how intense gusts rarely before seen in Southern California stoked blazes in urban areas in and around Los Angeles.

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching ... Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what causes extreme winds ...

The result raises the question of whether the fires could have been easier to control were it not for the fire-fueling ...

As weather conditions improve and firefighters make progress in containing the Los Angeles wildfires, hazards remain at the site of each blaze. Follow for live updates.

Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to ...

“Be prepared.” Wakimoto, who is also an atmospheric scientist, said the Santa Ana winds forecast was concerning for Los Angeles communities but not necessarily for UCLA. “They are now ...

We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:32 a.m. As flares spread across Los Angeles County, researchers seek to uncover the ...