Climate & Environment

Fire weather to pick back up this week, rain and cooler temps on the horizon

Wet weather and cooler days to bring relief.

The downtown Los Angeles skyline in the distance, with a pair of wind blown palm trees in the foreground. The sky is gray, dark, and hazy.

A Southern California fifth-grader interviews his firefighter father

Cian Lawlor's father was dispatched to the Palisades Fire just over a week ago and he's been working it ever since.

With fires coming under control, LA preps for mudslides

With charred earth all over L.A. County, officials are preparing for possible mudslides in burn areas.

A sign on a traffic cone "Danger Flash Flood Area Do Not Enter."

What sparks a wildfire? The answer often remains a mystery

The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown — a knowledge gap that hampers prevention efforts.

A firefighter faces a structure on fire in the background. The air is filled with smoke and the ground reflects the light from the fire.

'Dangerous' windstorm heading for LA Monday, thunderstorms possible this weekend

An ash and dust advisory is also in place. Griffith Park is closed Monday and Tuesday as a precaution.

Cleaning up after the LA wildfires is dangerous. Here's how to protect yourself

The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

Firefighters clean up after the Eaton Fire in California. Health experts recommend wearing particle-filtering masks, goggles, gloves, and other personal protective equipment while cleaning up the potentially toxic ash and smoke after the burn.

The Pasadena Chorale is rebuilding the best way it knows how. By rehearsing for the next performance.

A choir sings on after losing its church in the Eaton Fire.

A wide shot of the remains of a burned down building. There are cracked and charred remains of an archway as a person stands in front.

Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?

As California faces a future of more frequent and severe firestorms, the current fires have made clear that private companies are one way insurers and homeowners will respond to that threat.

A group of men wearing yellow shirts and dark-colored bottoms stand around talking.

What happens after a wildfire destroys your home? A survivor has tips

"What the hell just happened to my future?" — that's the immediate thought for many people when they learn a fire has destroyed their home, says consumer advocate Annie Barbour.

He built a massive train set in his Altadena backyard — and returned to protect it from the Eaton Fire

One day after evacuation, Rob Caves and his partner went back to Christmas Tree Lane to protect their home — and ended up being custodians to the neighborhood.

An empty street lane with a flag of the United States planted in the foreground. A sign on it says, "Altadena Thank you"

Smoke and ash filled your home. What do you clean? What do you throw out?

Experts describe smoke damage, but are divided over cleaning or throwing out mattresses, couches, clothes.

The wildfires damaged my home. What happens to my property taxes?

From installment deferral to home value transfer, we have some answers to property’s owners pressing tax questions.

A man walks by the rubble of a house burned down and people wearing yellow safety uniforms clean up the site.

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