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Photograph of Malibu brush before the fire.
Fires in Malibu are part of a cycle of vegetation growth. There have been fires there throughout the 20th century.
The vegetation that grows in Malibu is Chaparral brush--over 2000 plant varieties, such as narrow leaf golden brush and a combination of oaks, mahoganies and pine.
Much of the vegetation consists of plants with tiny, waxy leaves, some alive and green, and during the dry season, much of it brown and dormant. This dry plant matter is very susceptible to catching on fire, especially when the high Santa Ana winds come blowing in from the east.
The fire in Malibu as of this moment has burned houses and brush on both sides of the Pacific Coast Highway.
Amazingly enough, the Getty Villa Malibu, which is located a short distance south of the fires, is open today.
The vegetation that grows in Malibu is Chaparral brush--over 2000 plant varieties, such as narrow leaf golden brush and a combination of oaks, mahoganies and pine.
Much of the vegetation consists of plants with tiny, waxy leaves, some alive and green, and during the dry season, much of it brown and dormant. This dry plant matter is very susceptible to catching on fire, especially when the high Santa Ana winds come blowing in from the east.
The fire in Malibu as of this moment has burned houses and brush on both sides of the Pacific Coast Highway.
Amazingly enough, the Getty Villa Malibu, which is located a short distance south of the fires, is open today.
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