Besides burning the most urban area, the Eaton and Palisades fires are the largest ever for California in January. Alexandra Syphard, a senior research scientist at the Conservation Biology Institute, said their timing and path through the city “may have no precedent in history.”

A wildlife expert that specializes in mountain lions has warned of the devastating impact ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area may have on local species.

California residents are being warned of potential landslides in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires. A man in Los Angeles lost his home to a mudslide just days after surviving the Palisades blaze.