California is not alone in this ... The thing about earthquakes, though, is that they don’t wait for Santa Ana winds or drought. That threat is constant. “My worst nightmare is putting the ...

Within a decade, more than 5,000 residents lived in Malibu. Architects warned of the danger of building in the area, known to ...

There’s always been a black hole in the center of the California sunlight, and the Santa Ana winds blow through ... Fire of 1871 and the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 – a foundational ...

L.A. is no stranger to the constant duality of crisis and resilience: To her residents, they are two sides of the same coin.

Evacuations are underway west of Los Angeles where the Palisades Fire broke out during extreme fire weather for Southern California on ... Powerful 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Mount Everest ...

to change the subject from the failure of the state and local government to contain the fires that often accompany Santa Ana winds. The theory is that climate change caused two especially wet ...

Joan Didion There’s always been a black hole in the center of the California sunlight, and the Santa Ana winds blow through ... of a nation’s nightmares. “Earthquake” (1974) and “San ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.

About 38,000 acres have burned so far, and at least 13 deaths have been reported, in what could be the most costly fire in California history.

Twenty-two people died, and more than 5,600 structures were destroyed, including about 5% of Santa Rosa’s housing stock. It was the most destructive wildfire in California history. That record ...