Obviously, the California wildfires have been leading newscasts and newspaper front pages this week. Perhaps not-so-obviously, there is a scientific side to the story.
Time magazine gives us an idea of the basic science behind wildfires.
There's a geographic take on the fires over USA Today.com. It's an interactive map you can manipulate to show different landmarks and weather data in relation to the fires.
The National Weather Service forecast offices in Los Angeles and San Diego are keeping close tabs on the Santa Ana winds that fan the flames.
And just what are the Santa Ana winds, anyway? How do they form, and what makes them so dangerous? NPR's Morning Edition offers up some answers. If you want a more in-depth explanation, you can get it from UCLA.
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