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Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said the state would write new rules to let insurers consider climate risks in setting their rates.
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A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says.
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Fire agencies are using camera- and satellite-linked AI systems like SmokeyNet to detect wildfires, but fire smoke is mistakable for both humans and computers.
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California wildfires every year emit as much carbon as almost 2 million cars, posing a threat to efforts to battle climate change.
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Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged Sunday night its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.
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Dogs and cats are being housed and cared for at the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe until they're ready to be adopted.
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Although research on smoke taint in the United States began years before 2020, it wasn’t until massive fires hit California that year that the winemaking community here began to understand the enormity of the issue.
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Starting Tuesday night, the Helen Woodward Animal Center will begin taking in 20 orphaned pets rescued from the deadly Maui fire.
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Wildfire risk is not going away in Southern California, but Cal Fire officials say Hilary may ease chances of a destructive fire for a couple of weeks.
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In push for camping ban, San Diego leaders used misleading data to link unhoused people to fire riskPoliticians are citing data and growing complaints from residents to usher in controversial policy changes.
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