The Most Terrifying Climate Disasters of 2018
I sat for a while trying to figure out what image should be at the top of this post. Punching in different…
Verizon: Maybe a Few Hamiltons Would Change You First Responders' Minds
Mobile giant Verizon has faced withering criticism in the months since it throttled Santa Clara County Fire Department…
The Camp Fire Death Count Just Dropped by 3 Due to New DNA Evidence
Miraculously, the number of dead from California’s Camp Fire—the deadliest and most destructive fire in the state’s…
California Wildfires Emitted as Much Carbon as the State’s Entire Power Sector in 2018
We know California wildfires can be deadly: Look no further than the Camp Fire in northern California that killed at…
A Wildlife Haven Just Outside Los Angeles Is Reeling From Unprecedented Fire Damage
Just outside the borders of one of America’s largest metropolises lies an ecological wonder: the Santa Monica…
Video Shows Exact Moment Border Agent Realized 'Gender Reveal' Party Bomb Was a Bad Idea
The Arizona border patrol agent who used a firearm to detonate explosives during a “gender reveal” party in April 2017,…
Camp Fire Now Completely Contained, With 85 Confirmed Dead and Hundreds Still Missing
California’s nightmarish Camp Fire is nearly out after weeks of destruction, but firefighters are still finding new…
Smoke From California’s Wildfires Reached All the Way to New York City
Smoke from the wildfires that have devastated California for weeks has stretched some 3,000 miles to East Coast cities.…
Ryan Zinke Says 'Radical Environmentalists' Are to Blame For the Wildfire That's Killed 79 People
Americans of all political persuasions are rushing to blame the devastating Camp Fire on their political foes, but…
Wildfires, Invasive Snakes, and Saying Goodbye to a Legend: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
It might be the second half of November, but the wildfire season in California is now functionally approaching a 365-day…
Finland's President Denies Having Conversation About 'Raking' With Trump
While visiting California this weekend, President Donald Trump said Finnish President Sauli Niinisto told him that “raki…
As Camp Fire Overtook Paradise, Many Were Gridlocked or Never Got Warning, Reports Say
The confirmed death toll in the Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history, has risen to…
Trump Suggests California Wildfires Can Be Avoided by 'Raking'
President Donald Trump traveled to Northern California this weekend to survey the area affected by the Camp Fire, which…
CNN Meteorologist Explains Why President Trump Is So Wrong About California's Wildfires
President Donald Trump tweeted some incredibly ignorant things over the weekend about the wildfires that have so far…
Footage of Fire Whirls Gives a Terrifying Look at the Infernos Tearing Through California
More than 20 people are dead and thousands of homes and other properties destroyed after wildfires descended on…
The Camp Fire Is Officially the Most Destructive in California’s History
As California burns from both ends, the Camp Fire currently ravaging the northern part of the state has become the most…
Here's What I Saw as I Fled the Wildfire in Malibu
I can’t tell you how it started, or even where or when. I will not be the most informed person that you will find…
Wildfires Have Made California's Air Quality So Bad Cities Are Giving Out Breathing Masks
An airpocalypse has hit California. Fires have broken out throughout the state, devouring the town of Paradise and filli…
Two Raging Wildfires North of Los Angeles Could Force More Than 100,000 Evacuations
Both ends of California are on fire. While firefighters battle the Camp Fire in Northern California, their compatriots…
Paradise Lost: The Camp Fire Has Reportedly Burned an Entire Town to the Ground
While dawn in California is still a few hours away, it will rise on a town completely changed. The 27,000-person…