The fires in LA seem to be particularly destructive for an array of factors but a major one is just how dry it is in the area!
Soil moisture levels across southern California are between just 2% and 5% of average, "leaving dust where there should be mud" and resulting in alive plants burning like they're already dead, reports Alastair Bland
https://calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2025/01/dry-danger-zone-california-fires-climate-change/
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