Firefighters are taking advantage of a lull in hot, dry winds to make progress on multiple devastating, deadly fires raging across Southern California before Santa Ana weather returns next week.
Climate change is a major driver for these wildfires, which came amid a bone-dry winter that in turn followed last year’s unprecedented flooding in Southern California.
Eaton Fire
Containment of the Eaton Fire in the Altadena and Pasadena areas, which has resulted in 11 deaths and burned 14,117 acres, has grown from 15% to 27%, authorities said.
An army of firefighters worked overnight clearing more lines of vegetation around the fire while cutting down falling trees that were making it dangerous for firefighters and the public to get around…