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The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Trump’s ...

Vibrant, colorful and full of character, Mexico is one of North America’s most exciting tourist destinations. This large ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

Climate scientists present a realistic supercomputer simulation that resolves the complex interactions between fire, vegetation, smoke and the atmosphere. The authors find that increasing greenhouse ...

Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in ...

A hang-gliding pilot, a father and son and a former child actor are among those who have died due to the Los Angeles-area wildfires that started Jan. 7 and continue to ravage the area. At least 29 ...

At least 29 people have died in the fires across the Los Angeles area. At least two of the people killed in the Southern ...

But the wet weather was also a boon to firefighters who continue to battle four active wildfires that have scorched more than 57,000 acres. The three biggest — the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires — ...