Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Epic events like the Southern California wildfires do not have a singular cause. While we don’t yet know the official causes of the fires, we do know that the weather and climate conditions when they started made for a perfect storm for the rapid spread of the flames.

Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires in Southern California, experts say.

Communities like Malibu were ravaged by the Palisades Fire, and drone video shows the apocalyptic damage that lies across the city.

A number of celebrities have had their homes destroyed by the devastating and deadly wildfires that are tearing through Los Angeles. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray is on the scene in Malibu, California, where another devastating urban firestorm has wreaked havoc.

A "life-threatening" windstorm hitting Southern California has caused a major brush fire and thousands of power outages.

Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life ... “will likely be the most destructive” since a 2011 event “that did extensive damage to Pasadena and nearby ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted Tuesday and roared across the Los Angeles area.