The devastating fires in California early this year came after a particularly unfortunate weather pattern—an exceptionally ...

Three highly attractive palms are generally considered fire-safe as long as their dry fronds are removed in a timely manner.

but then that will be bounded by really severe drought," said Naomi Fraga, director of conservation programs at California Botanic Garden. "So rather than having an average year, we're kind of ...

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The 2014 drought portends big trouble for California ... which runs parallel to the California Aqueduct. The two plants and the water they pump supply millions of acres of irrigated farmland and 24 ...

However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s after Southern California was already devastated by wildfires in winter.