A confluence of factors is making wildfires worse. Among them: increasingly dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions in ...

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

California lawmakers propose legislation that could allow vicims of the devastating Southern California wildfires to sue oil and gas companies.

As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to ...

The recent Los Angeles wildfires are only the latest reminder that banks need to steel themselves against climate change both ...

The potential risks from a major wildfire have been well known for years, but there was little appetite to solve those ...

In concept, the public supports battery-powered cars, windmills, and solar farms to shrink California's carbon footprint. But some also see a downside.

Billions in losses from natural disasters is triggering demand in sectors linked to wildfire recovery efforts. Read on for ...

The "Jeremiahs of climate change" tried to warn us, says a reader. The fires are evidence of the need to start listening to ...

Home, auto and health insurance rates are on the rise. Here's what insurance commissioner Patty Kuderer says her office can ...

Southern California Edison ratepayers will cover $1.6 billion in settlement costs to pay victims of the 2017 Thomas Fire, more than half of the $2.4 billion being paid out for the massive wildfire and ...