Fire erupted on the roof of a medical supply warehouse in Tracy, Calif.

Roughly 900 million people live along the edges of the Pacific Ocean where tectonic plates collide, and about 90 percent of the planet’s earthquakes strike in that same narrow band. The zone, known as the Ring of Fire,

A team arrived on Santa Rosa Island to assess the fire damage, including its impact on rare plants and animals. Here's why.

The Post Fire tore through more than 12,000 acres of Los Angeles County wildland within 24 hours of igniting near Gorman Road on June 15, 2024, forcing the emergency evacuation of 1,200 visitors from Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area.

All evacuation warnings have been lifted for the Putah Fire near Winters, Cal Fire said Tuesday, a day after the wildfire began as a prescribed burn that escaped its control lines. The fire, named after nearby Putah Creek,