A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecast - Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather

A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are getting worse, and encroaching on cities — with devastating impact. Toxic chemicals from those burns can get into damaged drinking water systems, and even filtering or boiling won’t help, experts say.

By Jorge Garcia and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters on Wednesday contended with persistently strong and dry winds fueling two giant wildfires that have terrified Los Angeles for eight days,