The Madre Fire, now the largest wildfire in California this year, expanded to 79,630 acres by Saturday, July 5, prompting expanded evacuation orders and worsening air quality across parts of

Southern California had an unusually dry winter and spring, and vegetation is already parched, according to extreme climate events researchers.

A central California wildfire has exploded to more than more than 80,000 acres, prompting a slew of evacuation notices.