New photo California wildfires mapped – what caused the fires and why has the 2018 season been so destructive?

DOZENS of people are dead and hundreds are missing as fierce wildfires continue to rage through California.

Ordinary people have lost their homes along with celebrities such as Gerard Butler and Miley Cyrus who have seen their mansions burned to the ground.

Maps of fire – where are the infernos raging?

The Camp Fire in Northern California has killed dozens of people

The Woolsey fire has devastated parts of celeb-packed Malibu near Los Angeles in Southern California

What caused the 2018 fires?

The strong Santa Ana winds, which are regularly whipped up in autumn, have a long history of fanning destructive wildfires in the region.

They are produced by surface high pressure over the Great Basin squeezing air down through canyons and passing through Southern California’s mountain ranges.

While the fires’ cause remain under investigation, electrical firm Southern California Edison told authorities that there was an outage on an electrical circuit near where Woolsey fire started.

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Firefighters battle the Woolsey Fire as it burns through homes in Malibu[/caption]

The company said the report was submitted out of caution although there was no indication from fire officials that its equipment may have been involved.

They said the fire was reported around 2.24pm local time on Thursday, two minutes after the outage.

Venture County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen hadn’t heard about the Edison report. “It wouldn’t surprise me” if it turns out that winds caused equipment failure that sparked a fire, he said.

Officials say fire behaviour has changed statewide after years of drought and record summer heat that have left vegetation extremely crisp and dry.

That change has impacted the ability to move firefighting resources around the state.

Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby appeared to blame climate change for the fires in North California which usually would have had “significant rainfall or even snow” at this time of year.

Considering the devastation and loss of life in the north of the state, “it’s evident from that situation statewide that we’re in climate change and it’s going to be here for the foreseeable future,” he said.

The latest death toll was 42.

What celebrities have been impacted?

Music mogul Simon Cowell moved his belongings out from his home in Malibu – which became under threat after the Woolsey Fire surge towards his coastal enclave.

The inferno caused Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Will Smith to flee their mansions.

Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke’s home was destroyed by the fire.

His girlfriend April Love Geary, 23, put a photo of their charred front gate on Instagram, saying: “Our house is gone.”

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Wrecking Ball singer Miley Cyrus was also affected by the blaze and confirmed her house “no longer stands”.

She tweeted: “Completely devastated by the fires affecting my community. I am one of the lucky ones. My animals and LOVE OF MY LIFE made it out safely & that’s all that matters right now.

“My house no longer stands but the memories shared with family & friends stand strong.”

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