It’s been the most destructive wildfire season in California history, and it’s getting worse. Conditions in California are especially ripe for devastating fires at the moment, with tinder-dry undergrowth; strong, volatile winds; and terrain that’s difficult for firefighters to traverse. Those natural catalysts are compounded by the proximity of several current fires to large population centers. In just the past three days, multiple fires have started in the hills of Los Angeles and surrounding cities. With the predicted wind, it could become a worse event than it is right now.”

Source: Huffington Post December 06, 2017 22:07 UTC