Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.

New research shows climate change increased the likelihood of the devastating fires in Los Angeles County this month. Climate ...

In early January, the stage was set for a wildfire disaster in Los Angeles. A long, hot summer had dried out the plants and vegetation, making it more flammable. Drought conditions dragged on, as ...

Millions of people are already experiencing the impacts of climate change in everyday life. A few tenths of a degree warmer ...

As the compounding impacts of climate-driven disasters take effect, we are seeing home insurance prices spike around the ...

Toward Climate and Social Justice" just arrived at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University. Organized by the Hammer ...

Every day it seems there is another climate-related catastrophe — wildfire, floods, tornadoes, high winds, hurricanes, wildfires. As the Los Angeles fires so clearly demonstrate, climate change ...

for more about what Southern California may experience in the future as climate change progresses. Read the full story In early January, the stage was set for a wildfire disaster in Los Angeles.

Still, for other extreme conditions that led to Los Angeles' fires, like the strong Santa Ana winds and lack of rain, discerning the role of climate change is scientifically trickier. While there ...

Scientists are working to figure out how climate change... In early January, the stage was set for a wildfire disaster in Los Angeles. A long, hot summer had dried out the plants and vegetation ...