Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, on her relationship with the city, its mythology, and a reckoning with disaster.

A Louisiana sheriff says law enforcement fatally shot an armed man who killed his wife and toddler in his home.

John Hope Bryant writes about how the solutions—creative, bold, and compassionate—to this devastating crisis are in our hands ...

Insurance “nonrenewal” rates have been climbing nationwide. They’ve hit climate-sensitive areas including Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina and California.

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los ...

When smoke from area wildfires billowed over the hills near Ashley Livingston-Litwin's home in Los Angeles, she quickly evacuated at local officials' orders — the first time the New Orleans ...

We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.