Why it matters: Metro Phoenix has many of the key risk factors that combined to fuel the ferocious wildfires in the L.A. region this month and Maui in 2023, scientists and researchers tell Axios.

A Phoenix native has lost their home during the California wildfires. The only thing left standing at Adrienne and BJ McDonnell's home is a gargoyle. The gargoyle is their first joint purchase.

As hazy skies linger over metro Phoenix, some people may wonder if smoke from the Southern California wildfires is to blame. But while the Valley is under the influence of a similar weather system, it ...