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Seal Beach, CA - January 11: With the golden glow of the sunset, Surfer Dylan Sloan, 15, of Huntington Beach, gets a coveted tube ride while surfing big waves generated by recent storms at the Seal Beach pier Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Nino is only partly to blame

June 13, 2023 at 1:41 p.m.

In a world of worsening climate extremes, a single red line has caught many people's attention.The line, which charts sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean, went viral over...

San Joaquin Valley, CA, Thursday, March 30, 2023 - A vehicle braves the flooded Garces Highway as the Tulare Lake basin continues to swell following record rainfall. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Majority of Californians fear worsening weather swings due to climate change, poll finds

June 1, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

As California continues to experience swings from one weather extreme to another, a majority of residents say they are increasingly concerned about the state's changing climate, and some worry that...

Beach goers walk past a bluff collapse at Blacks Beach Jan. 20, 2023 in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy)

El Nino is likely returning, bringing danger for California and the world. ‘We need to be prepared’

May 20, 2023 at 5:36 a.m.

It's Earth's original disrupter — a recurring climate pattern so powerful that it can drive global average temperature to record highs, and generate both cliff-crumbling storms and crop-destroying droughts across...

Corcoran, CA, Thursday, March 30, 2023 - An estate located just South of Quail Ave. on Sixth St. remains flooded as the resurgence of Tulare Lake continues. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

‘The big melt is now here’: Year’s first heat wave set to bake Sierra Nevada snowpack

April 25, 2023 at 1:15 p.m.

After weeks of uncertainty, forecasters say an incoming California heat wave will trigger rapid snowmelt on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada and cause more flooding in portions of the...

Mammoth Mountain California March 7, 2023-Owner Brang Miller shovels snow off the roof of Mammoth Fun Shop and locals try to dig out in between storms. Over 550 inches of snow has fallen at the main lodge as residents try to dig out. (Wally Skalij/(Los Angeles Times)

California’s snowpack is among the deepest ever. Now get ready for the perilous ‘big melt’

April 4, 2023 at 10:55 p.m.

California's wet and wintry start to the year has resulted in perhaps the deepest snowpack recorded in more than 70 years, officials said Monday.The snowpack is so deep that it...

WINCHESTER, CA - MARCH 27, 2023: Water cascades into Damond Valley Lake from the DVL's inlet/outlet tower on March 27, 2023 in Winchester, California. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is refilling the region's largest reservoir with state's supplies made available by this winter's storms. It's the first time in three years the reservoir has been refilled. It will take the rest of the year to fill.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

‘La naturaleza nos dio un salvavidas’: el sur de California vuelve a llenar el embalse mas grande de manera dramatica

March 29, 2023 at 10:48 p.m.

Tras una serie de tormentas invernales que aliviaron las condiciones de sequía en todo el estado, los habitantes del sur de California celebraron un espectáculo que nadie había visto durante...

‘Nature gave us a lifeline’: Southern California refills largest reservoir in dramatic fashion

March 28, 2023 at 1:23 p.m.

Following a series of winter storms that eased drought conditions across the state, Southern Californians celebrated a sight nobody has seen for several punishing years: water rushing into Diamond Valley...

Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - A drone image over a housing tract that is part of the state water project, where outdoor watering to one day a week. Water Shortage Emergency to be declared in communities in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, home to 6 million Southern Californians. These homes are located near the intersection of Wilson and Milliken Avenues. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Newsom revierte las restricciones de sequia de California despues de un invierno notablemente humedo

March 25, 2023 at 5:52 a.m.

DUNNIGAN, CA — Inmediatamente después de uno de los inviernos más húmedos registrados en California, el gobernador Gavin Newsom anunció el viernes que eliminará algunas de las restricciones de sequía más severas...

Newsom rolls back California drought restrictions after remarkably wet winter

March 24, 2023 at 8:37 p.m.

DUNNIGAN, Calif. — On the heels of one of California's wettest winters on record, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that he will roll back some of the state's most severe drought...

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 16: A jogger runs on the river trail in a view from the Fletcher Drive Bridge crossing a soft-bottom section of the LA River as it flows through Atwater Village where officials say vegetation, debris and trees could cause storm water to back up in the channel and potentially local neighborhoods on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Atwater Village, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Big storm slams SoCal: How long will it rain and when will it finally dry out?

March 21, 2023 at 12:47 p.m.

A new powerful storm will hit Southern California this week, the latest in an epic year of rain and snow.Here is a breakdown of what to expect and when the...

Watsonville, California March 14, 2023-Herbeto Estrada rescues his two birds from his home who have not eaten since Friday along Salinas Rd. in Pajaro Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/(Los Angeles Times)

California deals with surging rivers, sliding rocks and flooded towns as storm es

March 15, 2023 at 10:52 p.m.

PAJARO, Calif. — Surging rivers. Sliding rocks. Flooded towns.The 11th atmospheric river storm of the season left a trail of soggy misery in California as it broke decades-old rainfall records and breached...

SPRINGVILLE, CA - MARCH 14, 2023: Residents checkout the damage after the fast moving and swollen Tule River crumbled parts of Globe Drive on March 14, 2023 in Springville, California. The area is under another Flood Watch as more rain is predicted for Tulare County Tuesday and Wednesday.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

SoCal sees record rainfall as storm brings flooding, evacuations and power outages in NorCal

March 15, 2023 at 1:37 p.m.

California's 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state this week, dropping more rain and snow, sending thousands scrambling for higher ground and leaving more than...

A man walks through floodwaters on College Road in Watsonville, Calif., Friday, March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Tormenta mortal azota California, provocando inundaciones y evacuaciones

March 11, 2023 at 12:29 a.m.

FRESNO — La temporada de tormentas mortales de California se volvió aún más mortal el viernes cuando la primera de dos tormentas fluviales atmosféricas descendió sobre el estado, lo que provocó órdenes...

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Clouds hover in the background of downtown Los Angeles skyline after a powerful winter storm ed though over the weekend causing flooding and power outages in some areas on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. A powerful winter storm system that forecasters say will bring an extended period of cold temperatures, high winds and snow, prompting the region's first blizzard warning on record. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

California se prepara para las inundaciones, ante la llegada de un rio atmosferico calido

March 8, 2023 at 5:59 p.m.

Otro sistema fluvial atmosférico ha puesto los ojos en California, aumentando considerablemente la preocupación por las inundaciones y los daños estructurales, ya que se espera que la lluvia cálida caiga...

The 5,000 foot elevation marker along South Grade Road on Palomar Mountain, November 30, 2019, in San Diego County.

California braces for flooding, snowmelt from a warm atmospheric river set to slam state

March 7, 2023 at 2:29 p.m.

Another atmospheric river system has set its sights on California, raising considerable concern about flooding and structural damage as warm rain is expected to fall atop the state's near-record snowpack...

San Diego CA - January 16: Roads and parking lots at Fashion Valley near the swollen San Diego River in Mission Valley were flooded after a rainstorm on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Odds of El Nino returning to California are increasing. Would it bring even more rain?

March 7, 2023 at 2:51 p.m.

The stubborn La Niña climate pattern that gripped the tropical Pacific for a rare three years in a row is waning, and the odds of an El Niño system forming...

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - February 25: Sandi Nelson, left, photographs as her husband Tim Nelson and 18-year-old daughter Sarah Nelson play in freshly fallen snow on top of Haven Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

More rain coming to SoCal through Wednesday after epic snowstorm moves out

February 26, 2023 at 3:00 a.m.

A storm system for the ages ed through Southern California on Saturday, dumping piles of snow in lower-elevation communities, closing key roads and leaving residents used to the region’s dry,...

YOSEMITE, CA - FEBRUARY 22: A view of El Capitan as snow blanked Yosemite National Park in California, United States on February 22, 2023. Winter storm warning issued in Yosemite Valley until Saturday. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Rare weather conditions are fueling California’s ‘major and unusual’ snow, blizzard warning

February 23, 2023 at 10:44 p.m.

"All systems go for a major and unusual storm," the National Weather Service said in its forecast on Wednesday.The powerful winter storm moving through California is expected to drop heaps of rain, sleet and snow across much of...

Seen in a long camera exposure, the Caldor Fire burns as a chair lift sits at the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Eldorado National Forest, Calif. The main buildings at the ski slope's base survived as the main fire front ed. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

El manto de nieve de California se derrite mas rapido que antes, dejando menos agua disponible

February 14, 2023 at 6:09 p.m.

Durante décadas, los californianos han dependido de la fiable aparición del deshielo primaveral y de los deshielos veraniegos para obtener casi un tercio del suministro de agua del estado. Pero...

California’s snowpack is melting faster than ever before, leaving less available water

February 15, 2023 at 3:33 a.m.

For decades, Californians have depended on the reliable appearance of spring and summer snowmelt to provide nearly a third of the state's supply of water. But as the state gets...

Victims from the Monterey Park mass shooting from left; Diana Tom, My Nhan, and Valentino Alvero.

Dancers, grandparents, community builders: All 11 killed in Monterey Park shooting identified

January 24, 2023 at 10:31 p.m.

Diana Tom was out dancing with friends Saturday night, ringing in the Lunar New Year at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, when the celebration was cut tragically short....

Monterey Park, CA - January 22: After police tape was taken down, people line up to place flowers at the entrance to the Star Dance Studio Ballroom where Huu Can Tran, a 72 year old Asian male, is accused of shooting and killing 10 people and injuring 10 during the Monterey Park mass shooting that took place Saturday night. Photo taken Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Jealousy, personal dispute probed as possible motives in Monterey Park shooting

January 23, 2023 at 9:37 p.m.

The investigation into a mass shooting in Monterey Park is focused on the gunman’s prior interactions at two dance studios he targeted and whether jealousy over a relationship was the...

Police at the scene of a shooting at Monterey Park on Saturday night.

Authorities identify 72-year-old man as suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting

January 23, 2023 at 1:58 p.m.

Authorities have identified the man responsible for a deadly shooting inside a Monterey Park dance studio as Hemet resident Huu Can Tran, 72.Tran died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in...

Torrence, CA - January 22: The suspect in a mass shooting in Monterey Park appears slumped over in a van as Emergency services personnel investigate on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 in Torrence, CA. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Hallan muerto al conductor de una furgoneta vinculada al tiroteo masivo del Ano Nuevo Lunar

January 22, 2023 at 11:18 p.m.

Las autoridades han abierto un hueco en una furgoneta blanca en Torrance que creen que está conectada con el pistolero que abrió fuego en un estudio de baile de salón...

Authorities identify 72-year-old man as suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting

January 23, 2023 at 1:08 a.m.

A deadly mass shooting inside a Monterey Park dance studio led authorities to Torrance on Sunday, where the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a strip mall...

June 30: Low water levels at Lake Shasta on June 30 show the drought's toll. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)

Nearly all of California exits the worst drought categories in U.S. Drought Monitor

January 13, 2023 at 2:41 p.m.

The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor showed an extraordinary sight: Deep splotches of dark red and purple signifying the worst levels of drought have been erased from California's...

Hermosa Beach, CA - January 03: Two women share an umbrella while walking along the Hermosa Beach Pier in Hermosa Beach, CA, as rain fell across Los Angeles County, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

String of brutal atmospheric rivers imperils a California already weakened by drought

January 4, 2023 at 3:07 p.m.

A series of powerful atmospheric river storms is posing a growing threat to California as the ground becomes more saturated, river levels rise and heavy winds threaten the power infrastructure.This...

Smoke is in view from an evacuation center at MacQueen Middle School as the Valley fire burns nearby on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 in Alpine, CA.

More than half of rural California now ranks ‘very high’ for wildfire hazard

December 27, 2022 at 11:14 p.m.

For the first time, more than half of California's rural and unincorporated communities could soon be classified as "very high" fire hazard severity zones, according to a proposed map from...

A pedestrian walks across a street as snow falls in Cincinnati on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a massive storm sent temperatures crashing and created whiteout conditions. (Albert Cesare /The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

Most of the U.S. is facing a ‘bomb cyclone.’ Here’s why California will be spared

December 23, 2022 at 2:35 p.m.

The National Weather Service has called it a “once in a generation type event” — a massive "bomb cyclone" barreling across the United States, snarling traffic, grounding airplanes and delivering...

A woman waters her garden in Los Angeles on August 18, 2022. - Residents and businesses in Los Angeles County, and surrounding San Bernardino and Ventura Counties, have had to limit outdoor water usage since June 1 to one or two days a week due to ongoing drought water restrictions. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Drought emergency declared for all Southern California

December 15, 2022 at 4:29 p.m.

As California faces the prospect of a fourth consecutive dry year, officials with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California have declared a regional drought emergency and called on water...

This weekend, the Palisades Tahoe Resort received more than 35 inches of snow - the 6th largest snowfall total in 24 hours that we have on record.

Recent storms give drought-weary California cause for hope, but will they continue?

December 13, 2022 at 4:20 p.m.

Winter storms that doused California with much-needed rain and snow over the last week have managed to ease some dire drought conditions, but experts warned that the state still has...

SHASTA LAKE, CA - July 15: Years-long drought has dropped the water level exposing the "bathtub ring" at Shasta Lake in California. Photographed on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Shasta Lake, Shasta County CA. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

California suffering through driest three years ever recorded, with no relief in sight

October 4, 2022 at 1:32 p.m.

California's drought has become the state's driest three-year period on record, suring that of 2013-15 — and a fourth dry year is looking increasingly likely, officials said Monday.The news came...

Lake Oroville, CA - July 20: Lake Oroville, located about 80 miles north of Sacramento is the largest reservoir in a state system that provides water to 27 million Californians on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Lake Oroville, CA. Officials had warned the lake - key to the roughly 700-mile State Water Project, which pumps and ferries water across the state for agricultural, business, and residential use - was at "critically low" levels on May 8. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

California debe esperar un cuarto ano de sequia

September 26, 2022 at 1:13 p.m.

Los embalses de California entrarán en el otoño en una posición ligeramente mejor que el año pasado, pero el Estado Dorado debe prepararse para más sequedad, eventos climáticos extremos y...

A partial rainbow shows along with a muggy, cloudy sky at the Quad at Whittier in Whittier on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. A blistering heat wave hit the area last week.

California is so hot and dry that not even soaking rain can ease fall fire peril

September 21, 2022 at 3:06 a.m.

A summer of drought, extreme heat and deadly wildfires will end with much-needed rain this week in parts of California, but it is unlikely to douse the threat of wind-driven...

Sept. 6, 2022: A motorist drives past flames from the Fairview fire along Batista Road near Hemet.<br/><br/><span class="rte rte-comment" data--id="0000016b-8caa-d334-ad6b-bfaa76630000" data--label=" Evita Timmons" data-time="12/15/2022 10:50:46 AM" data-replies="">HEMET, CALIF. - SEP 6, 2022. A motorist drives past flames from the Fairview fire along Batista Road near Hemet on Tuesday, Sep. 6, 2022. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)</span>

California fires killing people before they can escape their homes, making seconds count

September 7, 2022 at 9:40 p.m.

HEMET, Calif. — The sound of exploding propane tanks filled Avery Canyon on Monday afternoon as flames from the Fairview fire gnawed at a grassy ridge near Jeremy Fields' ranch home. A...

Hidden Hills, CA - August 12 Aerial images of the wealthy enclave of Hidden Hills on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 in Hidden Hills, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Sylvester Stallone, Kim Kardashian y Kevin Hart: entre los famosos acusados de infringir las restricciones de agua

August 26, 2022 at 1:56 p.m.

Sylvester Stallone, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Hart, Kim y Kourtney Kardashian. Sin duda son nombres ampliamente reconocidos en el mundo del entretenimiento y los deportes. Pero al parecer, también sus nombres...

YREKA, CALIF. - AUG. 1 , 2022. A serach and rescue worker looks through the remains of a home that was destroyed by the McKinley fire as it burned along Highway 96 near Yreka over the weekend. The fire has charred about 51,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes and structures. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Death toll in huge McKinney fire hits 4; storms could bring floods, debris flows, lightning

August 3, 2022 at 9:15 p.m.

YREKA, Calif. — The death toll in California’s largest fire of the year rose to four after authorities found the bodies of two additional people, officials said Tuesday, as incoming thunderstorms raised...

River front property in the community of Klamath River lies in ruins after it burned in the McKinney Fire, in Klamath National Forest, northwest of Yreka, California, on July 31, 2022. - Fueled by drought in a changing climate, the fire grew to over 50,000 acres in less than 48 hours. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)

Deadly McKinney fire, California’s largest of 2022, levels homes in Klamath National Forest

August 1, 2022 at 9:19 p.m.

WEED, Calif. — Days after the McKinney fire broke out in Northern California, anxious residents peppered officials with questions during a community meeting in Yreka on Monday night. "When can we go...

A firefighter protects a sequoia tree as the Washburn Fire burns in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Firefighters race to defend ancient sequoias from 2,700-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

July 11, 2022 at 6:34 p.m.

Firefighters waged an all-out battle Monday as the 2,720-acre Washburn fire burned at the edges of Yosemite National Park's largest grove of ancient sequoia trees.The fire, which more than doubled...

A firefighter sprays water on the Electra Fire burning in the Rich Gulch community of Calaveras County, Calif., on Monday, July 4, 2022. According to Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman, approximately 100 people sheltered at a Pacific Gas & Electric facility before being evacuated in the evening. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Electra fire nears 4,000 acres, threatens power grid, officials say

July 5, 2022 at 7:45 p.m.

A fast-growing wildfire burning near the border of Amador and Calaveras counties swelled past 3,000 acres on Tuesday and poses a "continued threat to critical power infrastructure," the California Department...

PASADENA, CA - APRIL 28: Mario Beccera, of Fontana, fills up his gas tank at a Mobil gas station on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Pasadena, CA. Millions of California families would receive cash rebates of $200 per person under a plan unveiled Thursday by state Senate Democrats, with additional boosts to those enrolled in government assistance programs and subsidies provided to small businesses that could be extended for a decade.(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Prepare to pay more for gas in California starting today as tax increases

July 1, 2022 at 6:52 p.m.

Californians contending with the highest gas prices in the nation will pay another 3 cents per gallon starting Friday due to the state's annual gas tax increase. Yes, you read...

Wrightwood, CA, Monday, June 13, 2022 - A 10 Tanker DC-10 jet delivers fire retardant as crews continue to battle the Sheep Fire. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Smoke harms air quality as Sheep fire near Wrightwood swells to 990 acres

June 13, 2022 at 8:18 p.m.

A wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest swelled to 990 acres Monday, prompting evacuations in San Bernardino County.The blaze, dubbed the Sheep fire, sparked Saturday evening near Wrightwood in...

Irma Garcia was among those killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas.

Husband of Uvalde shooting victim dies of heart attack, family says

May 26, 2022 at 10:41 p.m.

Joe Garcia, whose wife, Irma, was killed Tuesday in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has died of a heart attack, according to a family member.The...

Uvalde, Texas May 25, 2022- A fourth grade teacher at Robb Elementary school consoles her student after a vigil at the Uvalde County Fairplex in Texas Wednesday. The teacher who did not give her name said "I told my students to get down and pray" after she heard the gun fire. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

They smeared blood on themselves, hid and watched their teachers get shot. These are the survivors’ stories

May 26, 2022 at 10:39 p.m.

UVALDE, Texas — Two days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School here, survivors are recounting stories of the horrifying moments they endured as they were...

Hearts ‘shattered’: Here are the victims of the Texas school shooting

May 25, 2022 at 9:09 p.m.

UVALDE, Texas — At least 21 people — including 19 children — were killed by a gunman during Tuesday's massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Among them were a 10-year-old...

Workers carry lunch to go on 2nd Street in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. About 21% of San Francisco areas office workers had returned as of Sept. 22, according to Kastle Systemsa figure that is little changed since the summer and the lowest among 10 U.S. metro areas. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Proposed bill would shorten California workweek to 32 hours. Here’s what you need to know

April 9, 2022 at 12:19 a.m.

A proposed bill winding its way through the state Legislature could make California the first state in the nation to reduce its workweek to four days for a large swath...

FOLSOM, CA - JULY 01: The lakebed is exposed as water levels recede at drought-stricken Folsom Lake, which stands XX% full, but the average for the date is XX% of average, reflecting the ongoing drought when this photograph was taken on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Folsom, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Newsom pide un mayor ahorro de agua, en medio del tercer ano de sequia

March 31, 2022 at 9:30 p.m.

Inmediatamente después del comienzo de año más seco en California, el gobernador Gavin Newsom emitió el lunes una orden ejecutiva radical en la que insta a los proveedores de agua...

Newsom calls for more aggressive water conservation amid third year of drought

March 29, 2022 at 5:57 p.m.

On the heels of the driest ever start to the year in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday issued a sweeping executive order calling on local water suppliers to implement...

FILE - A kayaker paddles in Lake Oroville as water levels remain low due to continuing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2021. The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest it has been in at least 1200 years and a worst-case scenario playing out live, a new study finds. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

California slashes State Water Project allocation as year begins with record dryness

March 19, 2022 at 4:05 a.m.

Drained reservoirs. Dwindling snowpack. Bone-dry soils. After a record dry start to 2022, California water officials announced Friday that they were cutting State Water Project allocations from 15% to 5%,...

MALIBU-CA-MARCH 24, 2013: Joe Dombroski of Canoga Park fishes off public access stairs during high tide at Broad Beach in Malibu on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Over several decades that beach has eroded to a dangerous degree. To protect their properties, residents have piled sandbags and, more recently, built an emergency rock wall to hold back the tides. (Christina House / For The Times)

Rising sea levels pose perilous threat to California coast as study raises new alarms

February 17, 2022 at 12:05 a.m.

Los Angeles and other coastal areas of the United States will experience frequent flooding, degraded infrastructure and other profound challenges as sea levels rise by as much as 1 foot...

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, right, and teammates take the field to play the 49ers on Jan. 30.

Everything you need to know about the Rams’ victory parade

February 16, 2022 at 2:50 a.m.

Los Angeles has had three championship sports teams in the last two years. But the Lakers and Dodgers didn't get their victory parades because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So the...

SAN FRANCISCO CA MARCH 24, 2021 - California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris in a Zoom meeting at her home on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in San Francisco, Calif. (Paul Kuroda / For The Times)

California’s first surgeon general, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, resigns

February 2, 2022 at 6:07 p.m.

California's top physician is stepping down.Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, who became the state's first surgeon general in 2019, announced her resignation Tuesday, her office confirmed. Dr. Devika Bhushan, chief health...

Landmark arch at San Luis Obispo County beach crumbles in December storms

January 5, 2022 at 11:32 p.m.

December's record-breaking storms provided a much-needed burst of rain and snow in California, but they also came at a cost. A beloved rock arch along the coast of San Luis...

Huntington Beach, CA - October 10: An aerial view of oil spill cleanup crew from New Jersey cleaning up the oil spill at Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Officials declare Orange County oil spill cleanup complete

December 30, 2021 at 10:32 p.m.

Nearly three months after an undersea pipeline spilled thousands of gallons of crude oil into the waters off Southern California, authorities have announced that coastal cleanup efforts are now complete."After...

A sprinkler waters grass in Alhambra on Sept. 23.

California considers $500 fines for water wasters as drought worsens, conservation lags

December 8, 2021 at 5:42 p.m.

As California descends deeper into drought, officials are growing increasingly troubled by dwindling water supplies and the public's lackluster response to calls for conservation, with residents in recent months falling...

MAMMOTH LAKES, CA - October 27 2021: Aerial view of Mammoth Mountain from above Mammoth Creek on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 in Mammoth Lakes, CA. The ski resort will open two weeks earlier than scheduled thanks to recent snow storms. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A ‘no snow’ California could come sooner than you think

December 3, 2021 at 2:59 p.m.

It was 55 degrees and sunny Thursday at Sugar Bowl Resort, where the opening day of the 2021 ski season — already delayed because of warm weather — was still...

FORESTVILLE, CA - OCTOBER 24: A vehicle sits in flood waters near the Russian River off River and Slusser roads in Forestville, Calif. on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Deemed by meteorologist as an "atmospheric river," a series of rain storms continues to drench the Bay Area making it one of the biggest storms of the year. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Fire season still a threat to Southern California despite rains

October 27, 2021 at 3:36 p.m.

Record rainfall this week could mean the end of fire season for much of Northern California, experts said, but conditions in the Southland remain more tenuous, and the coming weeks...

Houseboats float on Lake Oroville, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. Recent storms raised the reservoir more than 16 feet, according to the California Department of Water Resources. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Record rains transform a parched California, but ending drought remains elusive

October 26, 2021 at 4:24 p.m.

The drought-dried shores of Folsom Lake were damp this week after what officials called the first big storm of the season.The water level at Lake Oroville, which receded so much...

GAVIOTA COAST, CA - OCTOBER 11: The Alisal Fire quickly grew to over 1,000 acres Monday afternoon driven by sundowner winds as it burned through Tajiguas Canyon to the 101 freeway forcing its closure. Mandatory evacuations are in place as the gusty winds drive flames through rough terrain that hasn't burned in decades. The 1955 Refugio Fire that consumed 80,000 acres is the last time much of the area had burned. The historic Reagan Rancho del Cielo which sits near the top of Refugio Canyon could be threatened by the flames as the fire moves into Refugio Canyon. Refugio Road on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 in Gaviota Coast, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

Alisal fire threatens scores of homes and shuttered oil refinery; 101 Freeway still closed

October 12, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.

A fast-moving wildfire northwest of Santa Barbara threatened scores of homes as well as a shuttered oil refinery late Tuesday as flames covered more than 13,000 acres and continued to...

Undated handout of Mona Rodriguez, who was shot in the head by a Long Beach School District safety officer.

Shooting of Mona Rodriguez by school safety officer now a homicide investigation, police say

October 9, 2021 at 12:42 a.m.

The shooting of Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez, the 18-year-old mother shot by a school safety officer in Long Beach, is being investigated as a homicide after she was taken off life...

Long Beach, California-Oct. 1, 2021-Manuela Sahagun, left, mother of Mona Rodriguez, is hugged by Oscar Rodriguez, brother of Mona Rodriguez, after a press conference on Friday, October 1, 2021. The family of Mona Rodriguez appears outside Long Beach Memorial Care Hospital, where Rodriguez was taken off life today. Mona Rodriguez, age 18, was shot by a Long Beach Public safety officer as she sat in the enger seat of a car unarmed. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Woman shot by Long Beach school safety officer dies after being taken off life

October 7, 2021 at 4:55 a.m.

Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez, the 18-year-old mother shot by a Long Beach school safety officer, died Tuesday after more than a week on life , her family's lawyers announced in a...

Smoke rises from a mountainside adjacent to Moro Rock during a tour of the KNP Complex fire burn area on September 30, 2021 in Sequoia National Park, California. (Photo by ERIC PAUL ZAMORA / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PAUL ZAMORA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

KNP Complex fire spurs new evacuations as it forms massive pyrocumulus cloud

October 4, 2021 at 8:08 p.m.

The KNP Complex fire burning in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks spurred new evacuations Monday as it formed a massive pyrocumulus cloud and made a leap toward dozens of...

Long Beach, California-Sept 29, 2021-A Long Beach Unified School District officer speaks to a woman outside Robert A. Millikan High School in Long Beach on Sept. 29, 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Shooting of unarmed teen by Long Beach school police sparks outrage, questions

October 1, 2021 at 9:01 p.m.

The shooting of an unarmed teenager in a moving car this week by a Long Beach Unified School District police officer outside a local high school has generated outrage, questions...

Evacuation orders have been issued for the 800 acre Fawn fire burning in Northern California just south of Shasta Lake.

Fawn fire forces emergency declaration in Shasta County as Windy fire spurs more evacuations

September 23, 2021 at 8:53 p.m.

The Windy fire swirling around California's giant sequoia trees spurred additional evacuation orders, while a new blaze in Shasta County sent residents fleeing from thick smoke and encroaching flames on...

Mark Garrett, a fire information officer, examines a sequoia tree during a media tour of Lost Grove as the KNP Complex Fire burns about 15 miles away on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Sequoia National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Las audaces estrategias que salvaron algunos de los arboles secuoyas mas grandes del mundo

September 23, 2021 at 12:18 a.m.

Cuando el fuego se acercó hacia la mayor concentración de secuoyas gigantes del Parque Nacional de Sequoia, las autoridades entraron en acción.Las cuadrillas de bomberos rastrillaron la vegetación de las...

Firefighters battling the Windy Fire extinguish a spot fire near the Trail of 100 Giants grove of Sequoia National Forest, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Wildfires approach more giant sequoias and worsen air quality across Central California

September 22, 2021 at 11:32 p.m.

Twin blazes continued to threaten California's towering sequoia trees and create new miseries for nearby residents, spewing smoke and worsening air quality across Central California on Wednesday. From Fresno to...

A firefighter hoses down hot spots around a sequoia tree in the Trail of 100 Giants of Sequoia National Forest, Calif., as the Windy Fire burns on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. According to firefighters, the tree sustained fire damage when the fire spotted into its crown. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Four Guardsmen safe, but giant sequoia burns; cabins threatened

September 21, 2021 at 9:29 p.m.

As the Windy fire torched the top of at least one towering tree in the Sequoia National Forest, a new threat emerged Tuesday when the nearby KNP Complex moved closer...

The bold firefighting strategies that saved some of the world’s largest sequoias

September 21, 2021 at 9:21 p.m.

When wildfire raced toward Sequoia National Park’s largest concentration of giant sequoias, officials sprang into action.Crews raked vegetation from the trees’ enormous bases. Hotshot personnel lighted low-intensity fires to burn...

SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 - The Windy Fire burned through the Peyrone and Red Hill groves, and a portion of the Long Meadow Grove along the Trail of 100 Giants in the Sequoia National Forest Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. The fire reached the edge of and skirted along the Long Meadow Grove, U.S. Forest Service officials stated.

Fire creeps closer to ancient sequoias, reaching Trail of 100 Giants

September 20, 2021 at 8:38 p.m.

More than 1,700 firefighters on Monday were continuing the desperate, days-long battle to defend California's giant sequoia trees from the threat of encroaching flames.Two fires — the KNP Complex in...

The General Sherman tree, located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park, has its’ base wrapped in fire resistant material to protect it from the KNP Complex fire. Officials are hoping that controlled burns around the giant Sequoia trees will limit damage from the KNP Complex fire.

Combaten el fuego con fuego: Como los incendios controlados podrian ayudar a salvar los arboles mas grandes del mundo

September 19, 2021 at 8:31 p.m.

A medida que el creciente incendio del complejo KNP avanza hacia las antiguas arboledas de secuoyas de California, los bomberos esperan que una herramienta delicada y especializada ayude a proteger...

A firefighter lays hose around the Foothills Visitor Center while battling the KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The blaze is burning near the Giant Forest, home to more than 2,000 giant sequoias. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

World’s largest trees under siege from California wildfire as sequoias face new perils

September 17, 2021 at 12:50 a.m.

Deep inside the heart of Sequoia National Park lies a cathedral-like grove that is home to thousands of towering sequoia trees. Known as the Giant Forest, it draws throngs of...

JANESVILLE, CALIF. - AUG. 18, 2021. The setting sun is obscured by burned trees and a pall of smoke from the Dixie Fire near Janesville, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. The wildfire has burned more than 1,100 square miles, destroyed 659 homes and is only about 30 percent contained. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

California fires are burning at higher elevations than ever, creating new dangers

September 15, 2021 at 12:39 a.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Just hours before the Caldor fire threatened to level the resort town of South Lake Tahoe, the massive blaze performed a staggering feat: burning from one side...

Lake Tahoe, CA. August 31, 2021: The Caldor fire is reflected off of Caples Lake near Kirkwood ski resort Wednesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

As crews work to defend South Lake Tahoe, the Caldor fire burns 5 miles from Nevada

September 2, 2021 at 2:57 p.m.

KIRKWOOD, Calif. — Wildfire crews faced yet another grueling day Wednesday as the massive Caldor fire blew past 200,000 acres and continued its steady march east toward Nevada.The head of the fire...

A firefighter battles the Caldor Fire along Highway 89, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

An epic battle to save South Lake Tahoe as Caldor fire rages toward Nevada

September 1, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Fueled by heavy overnight winds, the massive Caldor fire has skirted a tall granite ridge that many Lake Tahoe residents hoped would shield them from harm and,...

MEYER, CA, USA - AUGUST 30: Fire crews worked all night to stop the Caldor Fireâs spread after it spotted across US Highway 89 in the early evening, California, United States on August 30, 2021. An El Dorado County Fire engine crew assigned to structure protection in Christmas Valley near Meyers worked diligently to save two homes on Santa Claus Rd. Fire crews worked all day Monday to control spot fires and keep the Caldor Fire from advancing into the resort city of South Lake Tahoe. As the afternoon progressed the fire activity along US Highway 50 increased and moved past Lower Echo Lake southwest of South Lake Tahoe. (Photo by Neal Waters/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Caldor fire pushes toward Nevada, South Lake Tahoe still under threat

August 31, 2021 at 4:15 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Firefighters made an all-out effort Tuesday to defend South Lake Tahoe and surrounding communities as the Caldor fire raced toward Nevada and forced another slew of evacuations.Officials...

Firefighters arrive at the scene as flames from the Caldor fire push into South Lake Tahoe, California on August 30, 2021. - At least 650 structures have burned and thousands more are threatened as the Caldor fire moves into the resort community of South Lake Tahoe, California. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a huge wildfire loomed over a major US tourist spot, filling the air with choking smoke. The Caldor Fire has already torn through more than 270 square miles (700 square kilometers), razing hundreds of buildings. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

As Caldor fire closes in on Lake Tahoe, crews scramble to prevent worst-case scenario

August 31, 2021 at 4:29 p.m.

It was a moment officials hoped would never come: The mass evacuation of South Lake Tahoe in the face of a rapidly approaching wildfire. Even though the Caldor fire had...

Evacuation traffic backs up in South Lake Tahoe, Ca. as mandatory evacuations are announced due to the Caldor Fire on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Thousands of people rushed to get out of South Lake Tahoe as the entire tourist resort city came under evacuation orders and wildfire raced toward the large freshwater lake of Lake Tahoe, which straddles California and Nevada. Evacuation warnings issued for the resort city of 22,000 on Sunday turned into orders Monday. (Andy Barron/Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

Lake Tahoe faces disastrous ‘urban conflagration’ if Caldor fire reaches communities

August 31, 2021 at 1:31 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — As firefighters make an all-out push to keep the Caldor fire out of Lake Tahoe, experts warned of potentially catastrophic losses if flames move into neighborhoods along...

STRAWBERRY, CA - AUGUST 28: A firefighter works a control burn to head off a spot fire that started on a ridge behind a business on Hwy. 50 on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 in Strawberry, CA. Firefighters continue to tackle the Caldor fire as it creeps closer to South Lake Tahoe. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Caldor fire marches closer to South Lake Tahoe as city evacuates, small towns threatened

August 31, 2021 at 12:19 a.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The Lake Tahoe area was on high alert Monday as the Caldor fire pushed closer to the popular vacation spot, fueled by intense winds.The fire, which has...

Caldor fire crews remain in ‘pretty good firefight’ as they brace for red flag conditions

August 30, 2021 at 3:37 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The Caldor fire made a strong push east on Sunday toward Lake Tahoe, spreading rapidly and spurring more evacuations as fire crews braced for the arrival of...

STRAWBERRY, CA - AUGUST 28: A spot fires burns on the ridge behind the historic Strawberry Lodge as firefighters continue to tackle the Caldor fire as it creeping closer to South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 in Strawberry, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

The Caldor fire is moving in on Strawberry. Can its historic lodge be saved?

August 30, 2021 at 7:03 a.m.

STRAWBERRY, Calif. — When Michael Hicks took ownership of Strawberry Lodge nearly 20 years ago, he knew fire was a possibility.The historic lodge, tucked along Highway 50 in the tiny town of...

STRAWBERRY, CA - AUGUST 27: Firefighters continue to tackle the Caldor Fire in Strawberry as the fire's footprint continues to expand southwest of the Lake Tahoe Basin on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 in Strawberry, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

All-out fight to save South Lake Tahoe as Caldor fire forces evacuation warnings

August 29, 2021 at 4:05 p.m.

STRAWBERRY, Calif. — Fueled by low humidity and gusty winds, the Caldor fire on Friday continued to close in on South Lake Tahoe, where the threat of the fire has triggered evacuation...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA - AUGUST 26: Lake Valley Firefighters prepping homes on Hwy 50 making sure that houses in the area have a buffer so if the fire comes on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 in South Lake Tahoe, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

A hellish summer in Lake Tahoe: Choked in smoke with the Caldor fire closing in fast

August 28, 2021 at 2:24 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The smell of burnt pine chokes the mountain air, but it's the signs along the roadways that announce the early end of the summer season at South...

In this satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies, an air tanker, bottom right, flights near active fire lines of the Caldor Fire, burning east of Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. (Satellite Image ©2021 Maxar Technologies via AP)

Winds push Caldor fire 14 miles from South Lake Tahoe as crews surge to stop it

August 27, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

Driven by gusty winds, the Caldor fire is now less than 15 miles from South Lake Tahoe, prompting fire crews to mount a potentially make-or-break effort to stop it from...

Smoke from Caldor Fire in California covers Lake Tahoe in the Incline, Nev., area on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. A California fire that gutted hundreds of homes advanced toward Lake Tahoe on Wednesday as thousands of firefighters tried to box in the flames and tourists who hoped to boat or swim found themselves looking at thick yellow haze instead of alpine scenery. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

Lake Tahoe resort an eerie ghost town covered by smoke as Caldor fire burns closer

August 27, 2021 at 1:17 a.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — South Lake Tahoe was a ghost town Wednesday as thick smoke and swirling ash from the Caldor fire blanketed what is typically a bustling tourist destination. Houses...

Smoke from the Caldor Fire, shrouds Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. The massive wildfire, that is over a week old, has scorched more than 190 square miles, (492 square kilometers) and destroyed hundreds of homes since Aug. 14. It is now less than 20 miles from Lake Tahoe. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Caldor fire approaches Lake Tahoe; residents brace for the worst

August 26, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif, — The fast-growing Caldor fire was approaching the southern end of Lake Tahoe on Wednesday morning as winds continued to drive the flames toward the popular vacation destination....

Lake Mead, NV - June 27: With a view of the "bathtub ring" from the ongoing drought, a weekend boater takes a sunset cruise near Hemenway Harbor, Lake Mead, which is at its lowest level in history since it was filled 85 years ago, Sunday, June 27, 2021. The ongoing drought has made a severe impact on Lake Mead and a milestone in the Colorado River's crisis. High temperatures, increased contractual demands for water and diminishing supply are shrinking the flow into Lake Mead. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the U.S., stretching 112 miles long, a shoreline of 759 miles, a total capacity of 28,255,000 acre-feet, and a maximum depth of 532 feet. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

La sequia empeora que tan cerca esta el sur de California de imponer estrictas restricciones de agua?

August 22, 2021 at 8:41 p.m.

A diferencia de otras partes del estado, el sur de California evitó la peor de las restricciones de agua inspiradas por la sequía debido a la gran cantidad de suministro....

Lake Mead, NV - June 28: An aerial view of drought's effect at Hemenway Harbor, Lake Mead, which is at its lowest level in history since it was filled 85 years ago, Monday, June 28, 2021. The ongoing drought has made a severe impact on Lake Mead and a milestone in the Colorado River's crisis. High temperatures, increased contractual demands for water and diminishing supply are shrinking the flow into Lake Mead. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the U.S., stretching 112 miles long, a shoreline of 759 miles, a total capacity of 28,255,000 acre-feet, and a maximum depth of 532 feet. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Southern California water officials declare supply alert amid worsening drought

August 18, 2021 at 12:42 a.m.

Just one day after U.S. officials declared the first-ever water shortage on the Colorado River, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California issued a water supply alert calling on the...

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, taken at 11:18 a.m., is a dark orange sky above Crissy Field and the city caused by heavy smoke from wildfires in San Francisco. Wildfires that scorched huge swaths of the West Coast churned out massive plumes of choking smoke that blanketed millions of people with hazardous pollution that spiked emergency room visits and that experts say could continue generating health problems for years. An Associated Press analysis of air quality data shows 5.2 million people in five states were hit with hazardous levels of pollution for at least a day. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Smoke from wildfires also poses potentially serious risk

August 10, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.

Wildfire season is already off to a record-breaking start, and experts are warning that smoke from the state’s biggest blazes may be as dangerous as the flames themselves.In 2020, smoke...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 23: ed Nurse Julie Anne Buenaventura prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the Pico Union Project Pico Union Project located at 1153 Valencia where Curative is offering Covid testing and a choice of Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson Covid vaccine on Friday morning. We're asking the few that attended what has finally motivated people to get vaccinated. Pico Union Project on Friday, July 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

Para los padres de ninos no vacunados, la creciente amenaza de la variante Delta genera alarma y preguntas

September 10, 2021 at 7:40 p.m.

La nueva evidencia sobre la capacidad de la variante Delta para infectar y propagarse incluso entre quienes están completamente vacunados ha sido particularmente alarmante para los padres de niños pequeños...

For parents of unvaccinated kids, worsening Delta variant threat brings alarm, questions

July 31, 2021 at 4:22 p.m.

New evidence about the Delta variant’s ability to infect and spread even among those who are fully vaccinated has been particularly alarming for parents of young children who are still...

Firefighter hand crews take a break as they put out hot spots and mop up in an area burned in the Dixie Fire, near rustic mountain cabin homes on a hillside in Twain, California on July 26, 2021. - After battling increasingly large and deadly wildfires non-stop for weeks, and with no respite in sight, firefighters in California are itting they are burnt out.
"After a point, you start getting a little screwy, your mental health doesn't do well," said 55-year-old fire captain David Tikkanen. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Dixie fire swells beyond 240,000 acres, swallowing homes: ‘It’s been heartbreaking’

July 30, 2021 at 7:48 p.m.

The Dixie fire continues its destructive tear through Northern California and now claims the rank of the state’s 11th largest wildfire in recorded history after growing roughly 20,000 acres. The...

The remains of a home are seen during the Dixie fire in the Indian Falls neighborhood of unincorporated Plumas County on July 26, 2021. - The Dixie fire has now burned more than 200,000 acres and is the largest fire of the year for California. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

More than 40 structures burn and thousands more are threatened as Dixie fire keeps growing

July 29, 2021 at 7:44 p.m.

A growing number of homes and structures have been destroyed by the Dixie fire, which on Thursday continued to swell as crews struggled to gain a foothold on the flames.More...

Following the Dixie Fire, scorched cars are seen in a clearing in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dixie fire scorches nearly 200,000 acres, doubling in size in days

July 26, 2021 at 8:25 p.m.

What's become the 15th largest fire in California history has doubled in size in less than a week, destroying homes in its wake.The massive Dixie fire burning in Butte County,...

Smoke rises from the Dixie Fire burning along Highway 70 in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Friday, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dixie fire becomes largest in California while crews struggle to gain footing on Tamarack blaze

July 23, 2021 at 8:04 p.m.

As the Dixie fire becomes California’s largest wildfire of the year, new questions are being raised about how officials have handled the Tamarack fire near the Nevada state border.In a...

A scorched car rests on a roadside as the Tamarack Fire burns in the Markleeville community of Alpine County, Calif., on Saturday, July 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Northern California fire explodes, burns structures amid heat, dry conditions

July 21, 2021 at 7:44 p.m.

One of the state’s largest wildfires has taken a turn toward destruction.The Dixie fire, burning in Butte and Plumas counties, has grown to 85,479 acres with 15% containment, the California...

Helicopters drop water to battle the Dixie Fire on Highway 70 in the Feather River Canyon on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Plumas County, Calif. A California blaze that erupted near the flashpoint of the deadliest wildfire in recent U.S. history is heading away from homes but survivors of the 2018 blaze in the town of Paradise are worried that history could repeat itself. The Dixie Fire is burning in California's Butte and Plumas counties, not far from where the 2018 conflagration killed 85 people. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Sugar fire becomes California’s first ‘megafire’ of the year as the Dixie fire triples in size

July 16, 2021 at 7:50 p.m.

As the Dixie fire in Butte County balloons in size, the Sugar fire burning in Plumas National Forest north of Sacramento has become the first 100,000-acre fire in California this...

A helicopter makes a water drop on the Dixie fire in Butte County.The fire ignited around 5 p.m. Tuesday evening in the Feather River Canyon area above the Cresta Dam. By 8 a.m. Wednesday, it had grown to 500 acres and was 0% contained.

Dixie fire in Butte County grows to 2,200 acres near footprint of deadly Camp fire

July 14, 2021 at 8:09 p.m.

As crews continue battling the River fire near Yosemite National Park and the Sugar fire in Plumas County, yet another wildfire has broken out in California.The Dixie fire in Butte...

The Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, burns in Doyle, Calif., on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

California fires are burning faster, hotter, more intensely – and getting harder to fight

July 14, 2021 at 1:11 a.m.

The fires have burned more than 140,000 acres, from soaring mountains along the California-Nevada border to forest north of Mt. Shasta and the gateway to Yosemite. But many of 2021's...

The Lava fire in Siskiyou County is now at 13,330 acres with 20% containment. It's the largest of five wildfire burning in California.

Explosive Lava fire in Northern California keeps growing, forcing thousands to flee their homes

June 30, 2021 at 8:04 p.m.

The raging Lava fire in Northern California grew to more than 17,000 acres by Wednesday morning, forcing thousands from their homes and offering a preview for the fire season ahead.Gov....

Flames from the Lava Fire burn along a ridge near U.S. Highway 97 and Big Springs Road north of Weed, Calif., on Monday, June 28, 2021. (Scott Stoddard/Grants Daily Courier via AP)

Lava fire swells to 13,300 acres, forcing evacuations, as blazes ignite across California

June 29, 2021 at 7:39 p.m.

In what is perhaps an ominous harbinger of the coming fire season, crews are battling multiple wildfires across California while much of the region remains mired in treacherous heat and...

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