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O n January 12, 1935, famed aviator Amelia Earhart landed at Oakland Municipal Airport in Oakland, California, after an ...

Bolstering his environmental legacy, President Biden plans to sign proclamations creating the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla ...

Ah, but — and you should remember this for “Jeopardy!” — the Golden State’s first documented gold strike happened here, in ...

Answers remain elusive about the ignition source of the fires, even after officials suspected one of the blazes was arson.

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From Japan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist’s Out of Eden Walk marks 12 years, with North America on the horizon.

One protects a highly varied forested area near the Oregon border known for its volcanic activity, and another protects a large swath of desert near Joshua Tree National Park.

Droz Tragos is best known for her Grand Jury-winning Sundance documentary Rich Hill in 2014. Directed with her cousin Andrew ...

National Geographic's staff photographer—who has decades of experience covering wildfires—weighs in on why the latest fires ...

Wildfires and brush fires can quickly spread into neighborhoods in large part because flying embers start little fires that ...

Eleven months ago, the Los Angeles area was under water. Nearly a foot of rain fell in just a couple of days in early ...