It's getting ugly out there. According to the rapidly advancing field of attribution science, global warming and its evil twin climate change are rapidly exacerbating natural weather cycles. What's even uglier is the unarguable fact that not only is the globe getting warmer, it's also getting warmer faster. How much faster? We'll get to that.

A recent report by the World Weather Attribution group , which analyzes the influence global warming has on extreme weather events, explained that the recent Southern California wildfires were about 35 percent more probable to occur because of climate change.

Santa Ana winds are blowing through California, and parts of the state are at an increased risk of wildfires because of drought.

Santa Ana winds are returning to San Diego County Wednesday evening, surging temperatures and prompting a wind advisory for much of the region.

As the coastal population keeps expanding into the sloping backcountry where Santa Ana winds roar and climate change continues to dry out fuels further into the windy season, California’s experience with destructive wild-urban fires will certainly grow.