Residents criticized the updated Cal Fire map amid fire insurance concerns but Mission Viejo City Councilmembers explained ...

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New research suggests banks are approving fewer home loans in fire-prone areas. But researchers found online lenders are ...

A new CalFire Severity Zone Map adopted by Solvang City Council Tuesday identifies an increased proportion of the city in ...

Alaska, Hawaii and areas along the mainland West Coast would be at risk if an earthquake erupts along the Cascadia subduction ...

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The inundations were unexpected because most of the properties were outside of the federal government’s officially designated flood zones. For years, experts have criticized the maps created by ...

Extreme weather linked to climate change will likely lead to more Americans losing their homes as foreclosure rates rise, researchers predict.

In this Reality Check, The Tribune investigated how various areas are labeled under Cal Fire’s new fire hazard severity maps.

Cal Fire officials compared the hazard maps to those of flood zones. The zones are based on ... More information about the maps is available at osfm.fire.ca.gov. In Ventura County, find more ...