The most horrific wildfires in recent US history have one key feature in common

A neighborhood ravaged by the Palisades Fire.

AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

• The Los Angeles fires share a key feature with wildfires that burned down Lahaina, Hawaii and Paradise, California
• Powerful winds met flash-dried landscapes full of vegetation to fuel the flames.
• The climate crisis is increasing the odds of events like these.

The Los Angeles firestorms of the past week share a crucial feature with two of the most horrific wildfires in recent American memory.