When the air is warm and dry, transpiration and evaporation also suck water out of the plants and soil. That leaves dry vegetation that can provide fuel for flying embers to spread wildfires, as the Los Angeles area saw in early January.

Raging wildfires that continue to burn a path of destruction through Southern California claimed the Will Rogers ranch along with a number of other local landmarks in what is already the most damaging fire in Los Angeles history.

The number of deceased people has increased to 10 as authorities and the medical examiner continue to respond to reported fatalities.

President-elect Donald Trump has accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of prioritizing environmental policies over public safety, and claimed that FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the crisis.

Satellite imagery captured the widespread devastation caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles County on Wednesday 8. Images provided to Storyful by Maxar Technologies show before and after views of burning and destroyed structures in Altadena,

Among thousands of reports of property damage and loss in the blazing California wildfires, two historic sites suffered significant losses.

The devastating wildfires in California have claimed two significant pieces of California’s cultural heritage, State Parks officials have confirmed.

Devastating wildfires continue to burn across Southern California, killing at least five and forcing hundreds of thousands out of their homes.