Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he believes the fires will go down as the worst natural disaster in United States history.

Meteorologist Caitlin Kaiser explains how the combination of wind and drought triggered the massive expansion of California's wildfires. Red flag warnings remain in place for the region through much of Wednesday afternoon,

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