Weather

Fires, droughts and hurricanes: What's the link between climate change and natural disasters?

How volcanic eruptions in Alaska could have impacted the lives of ancient Egyptians

Costly hurricanes raise questions about the future of federal flood insurance

From the Archives: Hurricane Liza devastates La Paz, Mexico

Around midnight on Sept. 30, 1976, Category 4 Hurricane Liza slammed into La Paz in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Staff writer Patt Morrison reported in the Oct. 3, 1976, Los Angeles Times: LA PAZ, Mex.––Only 24 hours after Hurricane Liza stormed through the dirt streets of the city, La Paz was...

Democrats, Puerto Ricans decry Trump's threatened pullback of federal help for the battered island

How NASA tracks carbon emissions from space to better understand — and deal with — climate change

House approves disaster funds for Puerto Rico, other hurricane-hit areas and Western wildfires

'Nobody could have done what I've done' for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico, Trump says

Insured losses top $1 billion in Northern California fires

Deadly wildfires in Northern California have caused over $1 billion in insured losses, according to California’s insurance commissioner. Preliminary loss figures released Thursday by State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones estimate total insured losses at $1.045 billion. The insurers — eight of...

Burned body found in Mt. Wilson area where firefighters still battle blaze

A burned body was found in the Mt. Wilson area, but authorities could not yet confirm whether a fire still burning in the area was responsible for the death, officials said Thursday. The body of a male was found Wednesday south of the parking lot at Mt. Wilson, and authorities have not confirmed...

Firefighters continue to gain ground on deadly Northern California blazes

As more people returned to their homes in Northern California on Tuesday and officials continued the search for dozens of missing people, fire crews gained additional ground on the deadly blazes that have scorched more than 210,000 acres and killed at least 41. The four largest fires were all more...

Death toll rises in wine country as some return to devastated communities

Five days after the Tubbs fire forced the town of Calistoga to evacuate, Mark Skinner and his son Nick returned Monday to find their winery unharmed and their home intact. But it was hard to feel relief with plumes of smoke from still-burning wildfires blooming on the horizon and emergency personnel...