India, Jan. 29 -- Climate change worsened the Los Angeles wildfires and made it 35% more likely than they would have been in conditions without human-caused warming, according to a new analysis by 32 climate scientists as part of World Weather Attribution.

"The hot, dry, and windy conditions that drove the fires were about 35% more likely due to warming caused primarily by the burning of oil, gas, and coal," the analysis said. It also projected that these fire-prone conditions will become a further 35% more likely if warming reaches 2.6degC, which is expected by the end of the century.

The findings are significant in light of President Donald Trump's executive orders to revoke all climate policies and the US's withdrawal from the Paris ...