Devastating wildfires continue to tear through Los Angeles

In California, we used to think of fire as a late-summer occurrence, but now fire season is extending into January,

Bhattacharya said

The low-moisture content in the vegetation that we get in these extreme dry periods leads to these highly, highly vulnerable conditions,

said Mark Gold, director of water scarcity solutions at the Natural Resources Defense Council

It surmounted the San Gabriel Mountains, and it formed what is called a downslope windstorm,

he said