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    Record-breaking heat brings unprecedented destruction from California fires

    by Rong-Gong Lin II and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times Jul 31, 2018 4 minutes

    REDDING, Calif. - The northern Sacramento Valley was well on its way to recording the hottest July on record when the Carr fire swept into town last Thursday.

    It was 113 degrees, and months of above-average temperatures had left the land bone-dry and ready to explode. Within a few hours, hundreds of structures were lost and six people killed.

    The destruction adds to California's worst wildfire year on record - dozens dead since October, with more than 10,000 structures lost from San Diego to Redding.

    There are many reasons for the grim totals, but experts say one common denominator connects the disastrous fires: California is facing extreme heat, the likes of which it has never seen in the modern historical record.

    "The temperatures

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