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The Los Angeles wildfires are already among the worst ever
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How Los Angeles wildfires compare to the Marshall Fire
See satellite images capturing smoke from the Los Angeles wildfires
The stream of smoke is also visible from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES). The GeoColor imagery below is a six-hour time lapse from Saturday that "looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space," according to the NOAA.
As the fires continue to devastate Los Angeles, meteorologists say La Niña is coming. "It basically hasn't really been raining in Southern California," said Jack Lee, a meteorologist with the San Francisco Chronicle. "Since October, I think Downtown LA ...
Raging wildfires in Los Angeles killed at least two people, destroyed hundreds of buildings and stretched firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit on Wednesday, as more than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate.
AirNow is a collaborative effort of federal agencies that provides air quality data across the U.S. The site also has up-to-date information about the wildfires, resources, data, and interactive maps to help users learn more about particular areas and how they might be affected. There's also a free AirNow mobile app.
Weather organizations from around the world agree that the planet's average global surface temperature in 2024 could well have passed a crucial threshold meant to limit the worst effects of climate change.
A grant program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aims to help the resilience of coastal cities and towns.
National Geographic's staff photographer—who has decades of experience covering wildfires—weighs in on why the latest fires are so devastating.
Five deaths have been attributed to the Eaton Fire. A satellite image from CIRA/NOAA shows the Palisades Fire burning in Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025. A first video from satellites shared ...
Firefighters battle the Palisades fire on El Medio Ave. in Pacific Palisades, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS) (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.
The fires raging in Southern California have released far more carbon dioxide than all of the state’s climate policies have reduced over the last 20 years. California was concerned with putting solar panels on 2 million houses and closing coal,
On Wednesday at 6:04 a.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until 7 p.m. The alert is for Eastern San Fernando Valley, Eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area,
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