Climate

Two wet winters followed by repeated record-breaking heat waves in recent months have set California on a path to a fiery summer. And though firefighters with the California Department of …

Los Angeles residents and businesses will face higher electric bills as the Department of Water and Power transitions to 100% clean energy, according to a report by the city’s Office …

Californians could soon feel a bit of relief after almost two weeks of an oppressive heat wave that has relentlessly broiled the state and set several temperature records. “A cooldown …

Another county in Southern California has confirmed finding mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus. They were the first mosquito samples to test positive for the virus this year in …

HOUSTON —  Many of the millions left without power when Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas, killing several people and unleashing flooding, now face days without air conditioning as dangerous heat threatens …

Heat waves have been linked to a higher risk of babies being born premature, as well as stillbirth. In California, researchers found that babies were more likely to be born …

California and the West are still days away from the end of the current heat wave, which has brought oppressive and dangerous temperatures to many areas for almost a week. …

Welcome to Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times’ climate team, writing the newsletter this week to fill in for my colleague Sammy Roth. The blistering heat …

The intense, early-season heat wave broiling much of the Western U.S. has already set many records and contributed to several deaths, yet it’s far from over: The heat is forecast …

According to the 49-page proposal, $3.8 billion would be allocated to water projects, including those that provide for safe drinking water, recycle wastewater, store groundwater and control flooding. An additional …