Maps show how dry Southern California is, as L.A. wildfires burn
When the air is warm and dry, transpiration and evaporation also suck water out of the plants and soil. That leaves dry ...
From flooding rain to unmitigated wildfire: Why California is ground zero for disasters
(CNN) — Southern California was under water less than a year ago. A siege of torrential rain from atmospheric rivers started ...
The weather factors that triggered L.A. County’s devastating fires
Winds and unusually dry conditions played a crucial role in setting the stage for the extreme wildfires ravaging Los Angeles ...
As fires rage down south, NOAA announces a La Niña winter
The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration announced this week La Niña has arrived. This usually means the northern parts of California and the U.S. see more rainfall while Southern California ...
Will Santa Ana winds keep stoking California wildfires? Here's the weekend forecast.
The winds will come and go, with the strongest gusts expected early next week, especially next Monday night and into Tuesday, ...
Los Angeles as seen little rain this year as NOAA announces La Niña
The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration announced this week La Niña has arrived. This usually means the northern ...
Mapped: How deadly wildfires swept through LA – and what’s happening now
A deadly combination of hot winds and a lack of rain created the conditions for wildfires to rip through Los Angeles this ...
Los Angeles fires live updates: 10 killed, 10,000 structures destroyed as Palisades, Eaton and other wildfires continue to burn in California
The deadly wildfires roaring through Los Angeles County entered a fourth day on Friday. At least 10 people have been killed, ...
'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared
The blazes are the result of a combination of suburban sprawl in fire-prone areas, fierce Santa Ana winds, dry conditions ...
Winter storm threatens millions in South with snow, ice: Track weather
At least 46 million people were under a winter storm warning as of Thursday as the storm spreads along the Gulf Coast Friday, ...
‘Hydroclimate whiplash’: The new phenomenon unleashing deadly fires on our cities
Scientists from LA confirmed this see-sawing weather pattern is what set their city ablaze. And the same phenomenon threatens ...
Winter storms in the South and fires in California: how is this unique La Niña affecting U.S. weather?
It is just the start of 2025, but the U.S. is already seeing extreme weather across the country, from the wildfires raging in ...