Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...

Around the world, other communities are experimenting with ideas that Los Angeles could borrow as it rebuilds from disastrous ...

In the aftermath of the deadly and destructive Los Angeles fires, some are ready to say goodbye to a long-standing landmark ...

Stately palm trees, lining neighborhoods, are a defining emblem of Los Angeles. The two trees are among the most notorious of non-native plants that are highly flammable. In a fire they can go up ...

A man has been caught on a Ring camera video setting a palm tree on fire in Los Angeles, where wildfires continue to burn. The video shows a man in a hoodie lighting a low-hanging palm frond in ...

Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, southern Californians have been encouraged for years to rip out water-guzzling lawns. They have also been urged to forgo non-native, ...

L.A. must balance fire resilience with ecological preservation by gradually replacing flammable non-native plants like eucalyptus and palm trees with native and fire-resistant species while rethinking ...

The Tasmanian blue gum has become so synonymous with the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco ... “Everything from palm trees to rose bushes in gardens. Any vegetation is flammable if ...

Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, Southern Californians have been encouraged, for years, to rip out water-guzzling lawns. They have also been urged to forgo nonnative, ...