Chaparral, Calif.’s fire-adapted ecosystem ... where he covered local news and California’s evolving climate challenges for new audiences on digital platforms. Before joining The Times ...

But wildfire experts say cutting down Southern California's chaparral won't make the region safer from wildfires. In fact, ...

Climate change did not ignite the recent blazes ... the hotter air dried out the shrubby vegetation in the area called chaparral, turning it into tinderbox material that feeds a fast-moving ...

The hills above Los Angeles are covered with dense, dark green brush, a unique plant community known as chaparral. In the wake of the extreme wildfires that destroyed more than 12,000 homes and ...