In the superheated 21st century, the old rules for wildfires no longer apply. John Vaillant, author of “Fire Weather,” ...

If you grew up in Southern California, you don’t need a weather person to know which way the Santa Ana winds blow. These dry ...

Strong Santa Ana winds continued to whip through Los Angeles County, challenging firefighting efforts to control the blazes.

As brisk conditions persist and dry cold fronts arrive this week, there is a risk for rapidly spreading brush fires and wildfires in North Carolina from Burlington to Mount Airy.

Santa Ana wind gusts as high as 55 mph fanned the flames in parts of southern California on Wednesday, continuing to spread ...

Not only do these winds accelerate the speed and spread of the fires, they also affect how the fires are fought. The strong ...

Devastating fire conditions continue in Southern California, with critical fire danger only now starting to subside. The key ...

What's happening in Los Angeles is another reminder of what life will be like, even in Wisconsin, under a changing climate.

A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes and anxious residents prepared ...

Extreme fire conditions remain in the Southern California region as high winds have prompted a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning,​ weather officials say.

While authorities don't know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know that embers have helped ...

The wind chill reached minus 27 and a fan nearly lost his fingers on a frigid night a year ago in Kansas City.