Los Angeles has been a desert for a very long time with more severe drought and wind then we are seeing now. Why didn't LA burn down in Dec 2016* when there was a much more severe drought and higher Santa Ana wind speeds? Why didn't Los Angeles burn down in 1997 when it experienced it's known record for consecutive days with no rain? Facts matter. The fact is that the same weather that draws people to LA is what causes these fires. Riddle me this, Santa Ana winds blow toward the ocean, so how do we get fires spreading east? Intention and ignorance are 100% to blame for these fires. I'm not getting into global warming with you, but LA isn't it.