As we continue to watch the destruction unfold in California from the wildfires, the Florida Forest Service is warning of an increased risk of fires in the Sunshine State.

Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom occupy different ends of the ideological spectrum, and the states they govern are political opposites, too. But Florida and California have more in common than many might acknowledge, which explains why the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles resonate here in the Sunshine State.

A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

The details of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles are a stark reminder that mother nature can be a terrifying force, but are conditions like that possible in this part of the country?

The Florida wildfires of 1998 remain one of the state’s most devastating natural disasters. They highlighted the unique risks posed by Florida’s climate and vegetation, proving that wildfires of catastrophic scale are not confined to the western United States.

Climate-related losses in California and Florida have risen in lockstep over the last decade. Last year was particularly costly for reinsurers. The fires will add to billions of dollars in reinsurance payouts for Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which caused $41 billion in combined insured losses.

Throughout Florida’s history, its ecology has been entangled with fire. “We set good fires, or else we get bad ones,” says Jay Bailey, Sarasota County’s wildfire mitigation officer.

Natural disasters affect property taxes, which can be shocking to homeowners, especially as they head into tax season.

A group of 10 South Floridians volunteering for the Red Cross deployed to Los Angeles, California to help with the wildfires. Watch this to hear what they saw on the ground.

President Donald Trump stormed back into power on Monday and wasted no time throwing open up press access, that had gotten notoriously restrictive in former President Joe Biden's administration. The president engaged freely with reporters in the Oval Office and on his first trip across the country to visit disaster areas in North Carolina and California as well as a Las Vegas casino and after a meeting of House Republicans in Florida.

An Arizona man’s trip to help wildfire victims took an unexpected turn when he received a text that stopped him in his<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More