Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the ...

As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the ...

Multiple wildfires are burning in Los Angeles, fueled by Santa Ana winds. NPR speaks with a National Weather Service meteorologist about why these winds can be so dangerous and destructive.

Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a ...

It's hard to do much more because there is fuel - dry vegetation, buildings - and because of the Santa Ana winds blowing ... There's a famous passage from a Raymond Chandler short story in which ...