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A map of Los Angeles with a vegetation difference to average overlay, where darker green shades indicate increased vegetation, and brown shades mean less, peaking at thirty percent difference to the average on either side. The map shows few spots of brown and an almost universal increase in average vegetation, the one notable holdout in the Angeles National Forest to the right of Altadena. The Pacific Palisades and Santa Clarita on the left of the image are both surrounded in medium to dark shades of green, indicating some of the highest rise in total vegetation coverage.

Fuel for California Fires

The buildup of vegetation and a rapid shift from wet to dry conditions played a role in the destructive blazes.

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