Mandatory evacuation orders remained in effect Thursday morning as wildfires continued to rage across parts of Southern ...

When the air is warm and dry, transpiration and evaporation also suck water out of the plants and soil. That leaves dry ...

In early January, soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2 percent of historical records.

California has been struck by a wave of wildfires with one described as a "near worst-case scenario" by a meteorologist.

The Eaton Fire was first reported around 6:30 p.m. local time near the eastern Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, according to ...

There are over 249,159 people without power in California, according to the USA TODAY power outage tracker. Most of the ...

The state is seeing a sharp water divide this year, with lots of rain in the north while the south has stayed dry. A ...

An unstable state-chartered insurance program might be forced to impose assessments on insurance companies and policyholders.

A series of life-threatening fires, the largest of which is in the Pacific Palisades, are destroying homes as they race ...

Dry conditions are threatening California's agricultural sector. Abnormally dry conditions can stunt crop germination, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. As the drought levels increase, crop ...

Hurricane-force winds and fire should not mix. "The worst is yet to come in next few hours with 80-105 mph gusts. This is a hurricane of fire,"Maue said of the California winds. Winds in the Los ...