National Weather Service satellite images show a dramatic, churning cyclone approaching California's coast as parts of Northern California get battered by the atmospheric river. The ferocious ...

Getty Images© Getty Images A house is engulfed in the flames of the Mountain Fire as the wildfire scorches acres in Camarillo Heights, Camarillo, California, on November 6, 2024.

The Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades is currently the largest wildfire threatening L.A., and is estimated to be nearly 20,000 acres (over 31 sq mi) in size. Left: A satellite image of buildings ...

“It’s devastating to the community, and it’s not just Kernville,” said Stone. “It’s around the entire lake. I mean it shuts people’s power off. They can’t charge medical equipment.

These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in Southern California that started on Jan. 7., as firefighters make gains toward containment.