2021 Crews facing some of the state’s wildfires have described how California’s steep canyons and rocky ridges can act like chutes for the wind, fanning the flames as if in a funnel.

It's not supposed to be wildfire season in California. Yet, a month into 2021, the Golden State has more than doubled the number of wildfires in 2020 – a record-setting year with more than ...

Wildfire activity in California has been notably low this year, experts tell CNN, particularly compared to 2020 and 2021 when devastating wildfires erupted across the state and burned millions of ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection expects about 50,000 ... on non-federal land in the state for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, according to Christine McMorrow, a Cal Fire ...

NEW YORK — When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during peak COVID. Not the best time for a ...

Images coming out of California in June continue to show just how much damage and destruction were caused by the massive ...

The long-range weather forecast indicates a decent chance of higher-than-normal temperatures in early part of the summer. A hot start may melt the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains early and ...

26, 2021 south of California Hot Springs. David Mcnew/Getty Images, FILE Species responded to the fires differently, the researchers said. Previous studies have found that the great grey owl may ...

The largest California wildfire in three years has ... But that blaze and massive Dixie Fire in 2021 both missed Chico. Authorities said the Chico fire was sparked by a man pushing a burning ...