In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.

Over the three-day storm, L.A. County's burn areas are expected to receive several inches of rain. How fast the rain falls ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore.- Hundreds of people pack into a town hall hosted by the Josephine County Board of Commissioners to discuss ODF’s new Wildfire hazard map. Earlier this month, some county residents ...

One lesson from the damage caused by the destructive typhoon that hit Japan in October last year is the need to improve hazard maps that visualize projected data for natural hazards. Hazard maps ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. -- Community members were vocal at a town hall meeting Thursday night to talk about the Oregon Department of Forestry's newly-released wildfire hazard maps. The map places all ...

On Monday, Google said it would update its maps to display Gulf of America as soon as the U.S. government updated its official maps. “We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes ...

Cloudy with a high of 85 °F (29.4 °C) and a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds from NE to ENE at 7 to 11 mph (11.3 to 17.7 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds NE at 6 ...

It's almost second nature to flick your hazards on in severely adverse conditions, but did you know that hitting the little red triangle on your dash can land you a fine in certain circumstances?

Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED It's totally understandable if you haven’t opened Apple Maps since its disastrous launch in 2012, which among other things saw people ...