• Evacuation orders remain near Santa Clarita after Bouquet Fire burns 424 ha (1 048 acres) in Los Angeles County, California

    ByRishav Kothari

    Evacuation orders remained in effect northeast of Santa Clarita early on October 5, 2026, after the Bouquet Fire burned 424 ha (1 048 acres) in the Angeles National Forest and reached 48% containment late on October 4. The fire expanded from 8 ha (20 acres) to approximately 405 ha (1 000 acres) in less than 3.5 hours on October 3, prompting road and recreation-area closures.

  • Palos Fire destroys 2 homes, damages 2 outbuildings and injures 2 in La Habra Heights, California

    ByRishav Kothari

    The Palos Fire burned approximately 7 ha (17 acres) in La Habra Heights, Los Angeles County, on September 14, 2026, destroying two homes, damaging two outbuildings and injuring one civilian and one firefighter. Firefighters stopped the fire’s forward progress, containment reached 41%, and evacuation warnings were later lifted.

  • Driveway collapses into sinkhole at Nicolas Cage’s Malibu home, prompting evacuations, California

    ByRishav Kothari

    Malibu ordered evacuations along Sea Level Drive after an expanding sinkhole collapsed the driveway of a beachfront home reportedly owned by actor Nicolas Cage and severely constrained emergency access. Seven residences had been red-tagged because of hazardous conditions, while another 24 were to be red-tagged because safe vehicular access had been lost.

  • Strong atmospheric river brings heavy rainfall and flooding across Southern California over Christmas

    ByRishav Kothari

    A major atmospheric river swept across Southern California from late December 24, 2025, into Christmas Day, December 25, triggering widespread flash floods, evacuations, debris flows, and power outages. Multiple counties including Los Angeles and Ventura were put under a State of Emergency. Rainfall totals reached 75–150 mm (3–6 inches) in coastal and valley areas, with up to 250 mm (10 inches) in higher terrain of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, prompting officials to urge residents to avoid travel.

  • Rare October storm prompts rescues and tornado warnings in central and southern California

    ByRishav Kothari

    Tornado warnings were issued across parts of Central California, including San Luis Obispo County, as a rare October storm brought heavy rainfall, gusts exceeding 110 km/h (70 mph), and localized flooding on October 13–14, 2025. Evacuation warnings were declared in Los Angeles County for burn-scar areas at risk of debris flows, while forecasters maintained a marginal tornado risk for southern coastal regions.