Pope Francis offers guidance on evaluating and responding to disaster through his encyclicals Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti.

New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of ...

A California utility says its equipment may have sparked a small wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two ...

Meghan put a call out on behalf of a teen girl who had lost her home, and Billie stepped in to help. In a video posted to her ...

Oscar Murdock, my sainted father, does not wear his heart on his sleeve. At age 92, he is beyond such sentimentality. Instead, every day, he affixes a ...

A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...

Almost nothing brings the absolute necessity of well-designed water systems so clearly into focus as buildings on fire.

The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...

Nearly one month after wildfires erupted in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, L.A. residents and locals speak up about why ...

The Cal Fire website reports that the Palisades Fire, which charred 23,448 acres, is 97 percent contained. Similarly the ...

Tom joined Newsweek in August 2024 from BBC Science Focus and has previously worked at the European Southern Observatory ... from recent wildfires in Los Angeles and heavy rainfall is expected ...