Why California's Fires are Bigger, Deadlier, and More Costly

The 14 large-scale fires still raging throughout California have claimed at least 41 lives, and scorched over 5,700 structures. Whipped by 70 mph gusts, the multiple blazes have spilled into residential neighborhoods and sprinted through about 220,000 acres—an area larger than New York City. These are among the deadliest, most destructive two weeks in California wildfire history, and the windswept flames are still going.