The latest edition of our Top 10 in Data Journalism column also highlights the risks of nuclear war, drought in the Amazon, and a guide to the upcoming Year of the Snake.

Before the wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes, Altadena was already debating a tense question: should new housing be built in places that could burn?

Mark McDermott Pacific Palisades was still in flames when the calls started coming. Within days, some of the town’s young ...

As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication between first responders, government administrators, third-party companies and ...

The fire agencies are helping Pioneertown residents earn designation as a Firewise Community from the National Fire Protection Association. They’ve formed a three-year action plan and accompanied ...

President Trump said he is signing an executive order on Wednesday to prepare a massive facility at Guantanamo Bay to be used ...

Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of ...

The Farm Service Agency reminds producers, including dairy producers impacted by H5N1, the deadline to apply for financial ...

Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the recent deadly fires around Los Angeles about 35 times more likely to occur, an ...

There were more than 2,400 personnel assigned to battle the fire. All evacuation warnings were lifted Sunday afternoon, but ...