One reason trees are absorbing so much CO₂ may be their unexpected resilience. Despite L.A.’s famously dry summers, the study found that trees absorb the most CO₂ during the hot season.

Interestingly, many of Altadena's towering deodar cedar trees not only survived the fire, but in some cases protected homes from the wind-whipped embers, according to Robinson.

On Friday, July 11, a team of volunteers with local nonprofit Amigos de los Rios watered trees in Altadena as the summer sun beat down, working against time and Mother Nature to stave off another ...

LOS ANGELES - The most powerful winds to tear across California in more than a decade kept 9-year-old Dalen Guyton up late into the night. Then, about midnight, came the ...

CBS News Los Angeles Dozens of bird eggs and chicks were rescued from nests in a single wind-damaged eucalyptus tree that was dangerously close to collapsing in a California park. Now staff at the ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA states to prepare for, “West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.” “Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power ...

The Masters was suspended for a second time on Friday after three pine trees fell at Augusta National Golf Club. The trees came down near the 17th hole, apparently due to high winds, with video ...

A eucalyptus tree in a Marina del Rey park was home to dozens of double-crested cormorant eggs. But strong winds caused the tree to split, prompting a rescue mission.

If trees had a resume, the trees in Los Angeles would need a serious resume update. A recent University of Southern California study shows that the city’s urban forest isn’t just providing ...

Los Angeles County is under an updated wind advisory which was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 1:49 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 10 p.m.