California is home to some of the world's most prestigious universities, making the choice of where to study a daunting task.

In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in ...

Dry vegetation helped fuel the fires that spread through the Los Angeles area, burning tens of thousands of acres.

a professor of civil engineering at the University of Southern California who has studied how urban fires exacerbate post-fire related hazards, told ABC News. The further away from wildland ...

While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, experts say the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe.

Jon Keeley, a research ecologist in California with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create ...

Experts explain why Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter wildfires in decades and what this could ...

a professor of civil engineering at the University of Southern California who has studied how urban fires exacerbate post-fire related hazards, told ABC News. The further away from wildland ...