Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.

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

Climatologists look beyond temperature and precipitation. They study data from satellite imagery, ocean currents and more to ...

Maybe it isn't windy where you are right now, but some areas of Southern California are experiencing strong gusts like those ...