Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the phenomenon is on the rise worldwide.

If you grew up in Southern California, you don’t need a weather person to know which way the Santa Ana winds blow. These dry winds originate in the Great Basin and sweep down the mountains toward the Southern California coast.

Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California’s leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of

LA fires live updates: Follow our blog for the latest updates on the situation in California ... at the Climate Council. He recalls experiencing fires fuelled by the Santa Ana winds.

"What we have clear evidence of is that climate change is contributing to the warming ... RELATED: 5 fatalities confirmed as Southern California wildfires rage; 1,000+ structures destroyed The Santa Ana winds are driving these wildfires to spread even ...

The city burning is Los Angeles’s deepest image of itself. . . . The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.” This was Joan Didion writing in 1968 on the effect that the Santa Ana winds have had on the psyche and landscape of Southern California.

The common thread between hurricanes and wildfires? Increasingly strong winds - Hurricane-force winds have major destructive power that can turn bad situations worse

What's happening in Los Angeles is another reminder of what life will be like, even in Wisconsin, under a changing climate.

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory of this disaster.

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state are growing larger and more ferocious and burning into suburbs and cities more often,