Place names affect how people perceive, experience and emotionally connect to their surroundings in both conscious and subconscious ways. Psychologists, sociologists and geographers have explored how ...

A rapidly growing vegetation fire prompted evacuation orders for parts of Inyo and Mono counties on Sunday afternoon.

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of ...

First someone had to conceive the idea of maps, then someone had to conceive the identity of ecosystems, and then someone ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have developed new wildfire risk maps to better predict fire danger across the state.

A section of Montebello was designated susceptible to wildfires by CalFire. Whittier officials also say they are ...

Victor Insurance's Jeff Benson on why brokers are rethinking risk management as wildfires outpace conventional underwriting ...

The maps use data from various weather stations across the state and provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide.

NASA scientists are using space-based imaging technology to unlock the hidden world of flowers. By tracking wildflower blooms ...

CAL FIRE has rolled out an updated map of the state’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones. This map identifies areas at risk for ...

Cal Fire has introduced a new fire mitigation tool, an updated fire hazard map, which highlights increased fire risks in Kern ...