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It’s Not ‘Traditional’ Wildfire Season – So Why Have the California Fires Spread So Quickly?

Intense winds have turned sparks into infernos moving at "alarming speed" in California. What are the Santa Ana winds, and has climate change played a part in the fires?

A real-life drama is unfolding just outside Hollywood. Ferocious wildfires have ballooned at an “alarming speed”, in just a matter of hours. Why?

There are currently three wildfires torching southern California. The causes of all three are still being investigated.

The majority (85%) of all forest fires across the United States are started by humans, either deliberately or accidentally, according to the US Forest Service.

Read the rest of the story at Sky News.

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