'Hot New World': Raging California Wildfires Expose Reality of Climate Threat

As a "once-in-a-generation" firestorm has raged across nearly 90,000 acres in Southern California this week—covering an area about six times the size of Manhattan and forcing more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes—experts are warning how climate change is fueling fires on the West Coast. "What should make Southern California fearful is that climate change could mean a future of more frequent and more intense wildfires," writes the Los Angeles Times editorial board.