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The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in the region. That’s extremely low.

Los Angeles County’s latest major wildfire burns more than 10,000 acres near Castaic Lake as new Laguna Fire forces campus to evacuate

While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, experts say the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe.

One consequence was dramatic decentralization of Southern California government. The City and County of Los Angeles are relatively weak entities partly because local communities decades ago were determined to maintain independence vital to water security.

Firefighters in Southern California have been conducting more fierce wildfire fights as crews race to contain and extinguish several fires that broke out on Wednesday and Thursday.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

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

USC hosts the UCLA Bruins after Desmond Claude scored 21 points in USC's 78-73 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Mauricio Arellano, superintendent of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which co-sponsored the Wednesday, Jan. 22, event, told the crowd of about 50 that all children in the U.S. have a right to a free public education — regardless of immigration status.