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How weather is impacting the spread of the Southern California wildfires

Powerful Santa Ana winds, coupled with bone-dry conditions, created the perfect conditions for the wildfires that have scorched Los Angeles County this week. Downtown L.A. has received just over a quarter-inch of rain since May, its second-driest stretch in nearly 150 years. Rob Marciano explains.
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