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Record-high temperatures and torrential rains are affecting people's long-needed summer getaways. As the climate warms, vacations may not be what they once were. People are figuring out how to adapt.

Simultaneous disasters, like the wildfires in California and Hurricane Ida this week, are happening more often as the planet heats up. Emergency managers are preparing for that future.

California’s power grid operator has called for a second day of voluntary energy conservation as the state swelters under a record-setting heat wave.

In southwestern Colorado, residents of more than 2,000 homes have been ordered to evacuate, and the San Juan National Forest is closed to visitors due to extreme risks.

A new study from NASA reinforces the idea that droughts are getting worse and possibly more frequent in the Western U.S.

A map released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought has expanded to nearly a quarter of the state, mainly in central California.

Tens of millions of Americans are forced to live with wildfire smoke now every year. New research shows that it's more invasive than previously thought, infiltrating homes, schools and offices.

The governors of California and Nevada are calling for increased federal assistance as they tour an area blackened by one of several massive wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes.

The party laid out bold priorities this summer, including major investments in climate initiatives, health care and the child tax credit. But it's become clear that some cuts will have to happen.

Some neighbors fear the 536-home project supported by the San Diego Planning Commission will slow down fire evacuations in Rancho Peñasquitos. But experts say they'll improve.