Whole Streets Burn As Fires Rage Around Los Angeles

Normally everything would be wet by now, which means there would be much less of a chance of an ignition leading to a big fire that gets out of control like what we’re seeing now,

Moritz said

We haven’t had any substantial rain for hundreds of days,

said Max Moritz, a wildfire specialist at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Climate change is leading to more erratic and extreme precipitation patterns,

he said

That’s the climate signal in all of this — that we’ve opened this window where we can get these big, devastating extreme events now,

he said

We don't have time for that mishegoss,

Newsom said in a press conference, urging focus on firefighting efforts and evacuation protocols as Southern California prepares for another day of extreme fire risk

I can’t believe I am typing these words [...] Ross and I lost our dream home,

Lake wrote on Instagram

Once the winds kicked in, we knew what was happening and it was heartbreaking

She told the Mail

They got in really late and are exhausted, ... It's just heartbreaking for everyone

she told the Mail, adding

Don't just dump your Tesla and take the key

Actor Steve Guttenberg, who featured in the Police Academy films, begged neighbours to leave their keys in the ignition

You're going to be caught, you're going to be arrested and you're going to be prosecuted.

With many expensive properties unguarded, Luna warned looters who plan to 'steal from our residents'

Most horrific fire since '93,

he said on social media before urging others to 'stay safe'

California State Parks mourns the loss of these treasured natural and cultural resources, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area,

State Parks Director Armando Quintero said

Since [Tuesday] afternoon, we are directing all available resources into the emergency response effort and working to secure and protect as much as we can at affected nearby state parks,

Quintero said

State Parks was able to evacuate the horses and some of the cultural and historical artifacts, including artwork, at Will Rogers SHP ahead of the fire,

the release said

Because we were pushing so much water in our trunk line and so much water was being used before it could get to the tanks, we were not able to fill the tanks fast enough,

she said at the press briefing

There’s a lack of awareness about how much most people living in the West are living in areas that are prone to wildfire,

she says

Because of the warming trend of climate change, the vegetation is a little bit drier and the fire season is a little bit later,

says Crystal Raymond, deputy director of the Western Fire and Forest Resilience Collaborative at the University of Washington

There are not enough firefighters in LA County to address four separate fires of this magnitude,

McDonnell said

[The ... The] National Weather Service reported wind gusts of close to 100 miles an hour in a region that had received close to zero precipitation with a season of very warm conditions,

says Stanford Professor Noah Diffenbaugh

There have been wildfires in California much longer than there have been cities,

says Diffenbaugh