The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change is increasing the risk

With the strongest gusts expected on Tuesday, extreme fire condition threats will prevail until midweek, L.A.-area fire chiefs say.

Catastrophic wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles region despite the heroic efforts by firefighters from around the world who have been working around the clock to suppress the inferno.