A brief bout of rain Monday couldn't stop the fires, which have taken advantage of strong winds, low humidity and moderate to long-term drought conditions.

After the smoke settled in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, the local water utilities quickly issued ... SVOCs are less likely to evaporate, but still pose an inhalation and ingestion risk.

Pull the membrane off the back of your ribs to allow smoky goodness to bathe the meat. It’s really slippery—use a paper towel ...

Weather-protected outdoor spaces increase property values by 23%, according to National Association of Realtors data. Studies show homeowners with weather-resistant outdoor areas use these spaces 3x ...

A port official said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball" and the cargo ship's owner said one ...

The volatility and flammability of jet fuel means the oil spill should be short-lived; long-term environmental impact is still unclear ...

When fires at home occur, there are instances when smoke alarms do ... energy from fast-moving water, hydrovoltaic mechanisms harness energy from water evaporation. The study reported on by ...

If you are maintaining turf on a golf course, it has to be almost perfect. However, most folks aren’t held to such high ...

Windy, dry conditions returned quickly, "evaporating the moisture," it said. Smoke was likely to cause ... At least six aircraft will be deployed Monday for water-dropping missions to both ...

Images showed a huge plume of thick, black smoke and flames rising from the scene about 10 ... it's not like a crude oil spill". "Most of it will evaporate quite quickly and what doesn't evaporate ...

That depends on a few things - but the clouds of filthy black smoke from the fires that burned ... vessels and how much has leaked into the water. Follow live: Jet fuel spilling into sea after ...

Images on the BBC Tuesday showed a large hole in the side of the Stena Immaculate tanker as huge plumes of thick, black smoke rose from the stationary ships with smaller boats dousing the vessels with ...