THomas Fire

Air quality is harming children, sea otters get some good news, and a utility company provides a partial mea culpa for a major fire.

One idea for a long-term fix: Communities could designate clean air centers where residents can spend time in filtered air for free.

Americans learned long ago how to keep cities from burning. And then, it seems, we forgot.

As wildfires burn longer and fiercer, doctors are trying to work out how today's smoke will affect tomorrow's health.

A group of researchers and students took to the Santa Barbara Channel, while the Thomas Fire raged on shore, to learn how wildfires impact oceans.

One local ecologist set out to catalog the destruction.

The proposed system would increase emergency alert outreach by communicating through cell phones and landlines, as well as by radio, television, and state-controlled billboards on highways.

At least eight people have been killed by mudflows after a deluge of rain fell on the region left vulnerable by the Thomas Fire.

Mudslides, waterspouts, and flash flooding are expected in already hard-hit areas.

The total cost of $306 billion was mostly attributed to hurricanes and wildfires.

These lessons from Colorado will help you get informed and involved.

As fire conditions intensify around the globe, scientists are helping countries prepare for a fiery new normal.

As of Monday afternoon, the fire had swelled to 270,000 acres.

A reminder that wildfires have wide-ranging and surprising effects.

Fires can be rejuvenating for some ecosystems. But as wildfires increase in frequency and severity, those ecosystems could see could their soil fertility and carbon capture depleted.

Weather models continue to show absolutely no rainfall until December 30th at the earliest.

We have a pretty good idea of why some structures are more vulnerable to fire than others, but will those in power act on that information?

Ventura and Santa Barbara County schools must prepare to help students who have been pushed into housing instability as a result of the wildfire.

A plume of smoke is seen from Ojai, California, as the Thomas Fire grows and advances toward seaside communities on December 10th, 2017, near Carpinteria, California.

Here's what individuals and communities can do to protect themselves.

As Southern California's firestorm continues to grow and air quality plummets, what happens to one of the largest unsheltered homeless populations in the nation?

Without rain, high temperatures will keep the smoke coming—and could spur new fire growth.

A conversation with an atmospheric chemist about the health risks posed to Californians by smoke from the Thomas Fire and Creek Fire.

If you're following coverage of wildfires, or trying to stay safe, here are some helpful definitions to know.