For people who don’t live in California, the nation’s most populous state can be a little hard to understand. Home to ...

Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, on her relationship with the city, its mythology, and a reckoning with disaster.

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory ...

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state ...