California Wildfires Rage Out of Control: A Grim Reminder of a Devastating Pattern Satellite images from southern California reveal the devastating scope of uncontrolled wildfires sweeping across the state's landscape.
The latest inferno, the Sandy Fire, has already consumed 1,364 acres in Simi Valley with no containment in sight. This disaster is matched only by its alarming speed, driven by high winds that have since eased.
The immediate cause of these fires is human error – an individual hitting a rock with a tractor. However, it's what lies beneath this surface that's truly disturbing.