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Southern California, wildfires
In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in the region. That’s extremely low.
Parts of Santa Monica were ordered to be evacuated as fast-moving flames destroyed homes along the coast in Los Angeles. Winds were picking up overnight, potentially fueling the fires.
Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires in Southern California, experts say.
It has been more than a week since two massive fires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the Los Angeles area,
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Housing construction permits were already trending downward. Now the wildfires have taken away at least 10,000 occupied homes.
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