The park is home to the Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Hollywood Sign. The Los Angeles Fire Department said Monday afternoon that firefighters successfully extinguished a fire in Griffith Park. The LAFD said the brush fire was reported at 1:02 p.m. and involved “light grass burning into medium brush on slope.”

As Los Angeles reels from the loss of lives and homes to the Easton and Palisades fires, scientists are asking why the events of this January have been so catastrophic.

Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the devastating LA fires, a scientific study has confirmed. It made those weather conditions about 35% more likely, according to World Weather Attribution - globally recognised for their studies linking extreme weather to climate change.

Climate change caused by human activity increases the risk of devastating fires, like the ones in Los Angeles, California,according to the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network. The fires left at least 29 dead and thousands homeless.

Human-caused climate change worsened the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, a new study has found. Fossil fuel burning reduced rainfall, dried out vegetation, and increased the overlap between flammable drought conditions and strong Santa Ana winds,