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California wildfires

News, explainers, maps and analysis of the California wildfires from the Guardian

June 2026

  • A firefighter stands in a hellish landscape.

    Companies that sold gender-reveal fireworks which ignited California wildfire agree to $4m settlement

    El Dorado blaze that burned 22,744 acres and claimed the life of a firefighter was ignited by an illegal device

May 2026

  • a burn scar on an island

    Nasa images show wildfire damage to island dubbed ‘Galapagos of California’

    The satellite visuals reveal vast burn scars after blaze tore through rare ecosystems on Santa Rosa Island
  • Aerial view of Altadena with scattered houses among many cleared vacant lots, backed by mountains

    Firm finds LA county officials did not discriminate in response to Eaton fire

    Altadena group pans report as ‘pages of deflection’ and cites reliance on ‘department insiders’ rather than residents

    • Spencer Pratt was a noughties reality TV villain. Can he convince Los Angeles to make him mayor?