MULTI-STOREY buildings are being constructed near Kumarhatti, despite the area falling under high-seismic Zone IV. This trend is alarming and could lead to massive loss of life and property in the ...

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 ...

2007-2011 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Once the hazard zone maps are released by the state, local jurisdictions can adopt them or amend them by increasing the hazard level for particular areas.

Two months after the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, Cal Fire has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the county. The surveys use various criteria to identify ...

Part of the French Riviera was struck by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake this week, but it's not just the south east of France that is at risk from future seismic activity. On Tuesday night, France's ...

A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature, so people in those areas know which plants can ...

On Wednesday at 4:59 p.m., a 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mesquite, Nevada, and Scenic, Arizona, according to the ...

Also see: Altadena fire zones grow under new state maps, but officials say won’t impede permitting in rebuild The previous maps only designated land in very-high fire hazard zones. Residents and ...

However, the new fire hazard zones appear to leave out at least half of the neighborhoods demolished in the Jan. 7 Eaton fire. The maps, compiled by the state Forestry and Fire Protection ...

Cal Fire has released fire hazard severity zone maps for Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The fire hazard severity zone maps are like ...