H. kubiniji inhabits the intertidal zone along Mexico’s Gulf of California, as well as parts of the Pacific Coast from California to Nicaragua. Scientists are working hard to address the mysterious ...

When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How ...

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded fire hazard severity maps. Different colors come with different ...

Cal Fire’s refreshed maps show a large increase in areas considered hazardous: “High” and “very high” hazard zones have grown ...

The number of acres in the top two fire zones that must comply with stiffer, fire-safe building codes increased 76% in Southern California areas protected by local firefighters, new state hazard ...

California's wildfire hazard zones, categorized as "high" or "very high" risk, have significantly expanded since 2011. This expansion is attributed to climate change, improved modeling techniques ...

Hazard severity zone maps are critical in California law, being cited in more than 50 sections. Properties in "high" and "very high" zones must adhere to fire-safe construction rules, such as ...

"Our Legislature is trying to pass a bill (to) change signage from 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America,'" Falango explained to In the Know. "It seems wasteful to me when there are so many more ...

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than ...