Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.
A lack of rainfall (L.A. hasn’t had significant rain since July) left the terrain exceptionally dry and susceptible to forest fire. Unusually fierce Santa Ana winds not only spread embers from ...
A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...
The California fires, which started Jan. 7, have already burned more than 50,000 acres in Los Angeles, San Diego, and ...