Sometimes called “growing zones” or “gardening zones,” USDA plant hardiness zones refer to areas of a map developed by the ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

New hazard designations increase the number of homes that must comply with wildfire building codes during reconstruction.

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of ...

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, ...

Though prior versions had distinguished between “moderate,” “high” and “very high” hazard zones in areas under CalFire’s ...

Looking for exciting ways to keep your kids entertained indoors this summer? Discover creative activities that will beat the ...

The hazard severity zone maps are referenced in more than 50 sections of California ... including installing multi-pane windows that are less likely to break in extreme heat and covering vents and ...

Though prior versions had distinguished between “moderate,” “high” and “very high” hazard zones in areas under Cal Fire’s remit, the maps only showed the most ... It would need to consider the heat ...

It's becoming a tradition every spring for the legacy media to blame climate change for cherry blossoms blooming earlier than average, but experts say this ignores the "Urban Heat Island" effect.

Though prior versions had distinguished between “moderate,” “high” and “very high” hazard zones in areas under CalFire’s remit, the maps only ... to consider the heat generated ...

Survival guides, stockpiling and mass evacuation drills. Europe is scrambling to prepare its citizens for the growing threat ...