This article was originally published by Vox and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sustained powerful winds reaching nearly 100 miles per hour are driving fast-moving wildfires near Los Angeles, spewing smoke, destroying homes, closing roads, and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. The Palisades fire along the coast near the Santa Monica mountains has burned more than … Continue reading The Unusually Strong Force Behind the Apocalyptic Fires in Los Angeles