A hang-gliding pilot, a father and son and a former child actor are among those who have died due to the Los Angeles area wildfires that started Jan. 7 and continue to ravage the area. At least 24 people have died as a result of the fires spreading across the Los Angeles area and the death toll is expected to rise.

Fire weather” is a term increasingly used to describe the atmospheric conditions that have rendered California’s recent wildfires uncontrollable. This emerging pattern combines hot, dry air that draws moisture from the soil and vegetation,