Why This Month's California Forest Fires Are Just The Beginning

A fast-moving fire in San Bernardino, California has now engulfed more than 6,000 acres, as two fires in Northern California continue to burn.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with UCLA professor Glen MacDonald about how these fires started and what it means for the rest of 2016.

Glen MacDonald, John Muir Memorial chair of geography at UCLA and director of the White Mountain Research Center. He tweets @GlenMMacDonald1.