The Los Angeles County supervisors blasted a $1.9 million report Tuesday on the reasons for the catastrophic failure of a local evacuation system, whose delays likely contributed to 18 deaths during wildfires in January.
New apartment construction in Los Angeles has all but shut down, thanks in part to Measure ULA, the so-called “mansion tax” that applies to all buildings, including apartments, that sell for $5.3 million or more.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has written to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to ask for an accounting of how the State of California has spent federal funding his department allocated for wildfire prevention.
A search and rescue effort is underway for more potential victims after a flash flood in southern Arizona took at least four lives and unleashed 1000 potentially dangerous propane tanks into the surging waters.
The southeast U.S. is bracing for a potential storm impact, as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) tracks a disturbance in the Atlantic, currently known as Invest 94.
Meteorologists are keeping a sharp eye on second storm brewing in the Atlantic that could impact, or even join, Hurricane Humberto as it becomes a Category 3 storm on a path toward the southeastern coast of the United States.
An “after-action” report prepared for Los Angeles County found this week that the county’s alert and evacuation systems suffered from weaknesses that led to disaster in the Palisades and Eaton fires in January.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of two tropical disturbances that could turn into storms within the week.
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against HTR TX Hill Country Resort, a luxury RV park and campground on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, is growing after the families of 12 additional victims joined the case. The suit was initially filed on behalf of the family of Jayda Floyd, a 22-year-old Texas woman who died during the deadly Independence Day floods in Kerr County.
Former Vice President Al Gore said global momentum behind renewable energy is strengthening but warned that American politics are being skewed by President Donald Trump’s opposition to climate initiatives, creating what he called a “distortion field.”
The California legislature has passed SB 79, which would override local zoning laws to build dense housing near transportation hubs. But residents of fire zones worry it will be used to densify their neighborhoods.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass withdrew a legislative proposal this week to repeal Measure ULA, a so-called “mansion tax” that has undermined the housing market and slowed rebuilding in fire-ravaged areas.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Wednesday that the Senate could subpoena California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to explain state and local failures during the Palisades Fire in January, which devastated northwest Los Angeles.
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) announced Monday that they are launching a Senate investigation into the Palisades Fire in January, and are demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s cooperation.
The separation between advocacy and unbiased, independant journalism is being called into question by CBS News’s use of a climate change group as a “partner” in its reporting.
If voters think that Newsom is right to spend $250 million on a partisan referendum when tens of thousands of people in cash-strapped California are still displaced by wildfires, they deserve what they get — or won’t.
Wildfires destroyed historic buildings in California this week as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was out of the state on personal travel — the latest example of the governor being absent from his post during an emergency.
Days of heavy rainfall produced a devastating landslide in the Central Darfur region of Sudan on Sunday, wiping out a village called Tarasin and killing over a thousand people.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara tried and failed to move hearings on insurance rate hikes online on Wednesday, citing supposed dangers since the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024.
President Donald Trump slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats, during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday over the slow pace of rebuilding after the January wildfires in Los Angeles.
A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday in a blinding storm that left thousands without power in its wake.
Hurricane Erin was deemed a Category 2 on Tuesday but it is expected to grow as it moves over the Atlantic Ocean.
Meet Izzy Gardon — the press flack behind the “@GovPressOffice” account that has begun imitating and mocking President Donald Trump, with the state still needing $40 billion in federal aid for fire victims.
The first wrongful death lawsuit connected to the Independence Day Texas flooding has been filed against HTR TX Hill Country Resort, a luxury RV park and campground on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. The suit is on behalf of the family of Jayda Floyd, a 22-year-old Texas woman who died during the deadly floods in Kerr County.
Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 season in the Atlantic, was graded a Category 3 on Sunday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday that he is sending emergency resources and personnel to Puerto Rico, over 3,000 miles away — even though tens of thousands of Californians are still displaced by fires.
President Donald Trump knocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats, over the slow pace of rebuilding after the Palisades and Eaton Fires, which occurred in January.
Canada is facing hundreds of “out of control” fires this week, prompting tens of thousands of evacuations from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador – but climate change “experts” say the government can do nothing to stop the fires and locals should abandon dreams of mitigation protocol.
Parts of Wisconsin were hit with flash flooding over the weekend with photos and videos showing cars nearly submerged and one person swimming to safety.
The Canyon Fire near Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, just north of Simi Valley and east of Santa Clarita, has grown to over 1,000 acres.
At least four people are confirmed dead, and almost a hundred are missing, after a flash flood wiped out the small riverside village of Dharali in northern India.
Los Angeles County has almost no money for disaster response — despite the frequency of natural disasters in the most populous county in America, and despite the presence of a large and valuable property tax base.
The heat from wildfires burning in Arizona and Utah are creating intense “fire clouds.”
California Insurance Commissioner Ricard Lara announced Thursday that he is taking action against the so-called “FAIR Plan” for inadequate coverage for smoke damage due to fires — three years after investigating it.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is obsessed with politics, to the point that he is gerrymandering the state’s congressional districts — a waste of time, money, and effort that would be better spent helping fire victims.
Florida has released its hurricane plan for Alligator Alcatraz — the illegal migrant processing facility in the Florida Everglades — as critics continue to bash the facility as inhumane.
The fire-ravaged community of Pacific Palisades notched a political victory Tuesday when Governor Gavin Newsom (D) agreed to issue an executive order exempting fire zones from urban densification legislation.
The massive 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s coast Tuesday night, which prompted tsunami warnings as far away as southern California, is one of the largest ever recorded.
The tsunami unleashed by the massive 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula reached Japan on Wednesday morning.
Accusations a private road running through Oprah Winfrey’s estate on the Hawaiian island of Maui remained closed as local residents attempted to move to higher ground following a tsunami warning overnight were rebutted Wednesday morning.
