The blazes in Paradise, Lahaina, and Los Angeles grew to monster fires because powerful winds met a parched, overgrown landscape, creating abundant kindling.
Louis Gritzo states, 'When we look at the recent really bad fires - the Camp Fire, the fires in Hawaii - they all have that thing in common: wet period, dry period, heavy winds, very rapid fire spread, a lot of ember transport.'
The climate crisis is increasing the odds of devastating fires; scientists expect more incidents as drought conditions become prevalent after wet seasons.
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