Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president and his signing of a slew of controversial executive orders has switched the world’s attention from the devastating wildfires in California. The respite was only brief; on Wednesday, news broke of a new fire, Hughes, which at the time of writing had destroyed an area nearly three-quarters of the size of the second-largest fire, Eaton, which is still burning. The largest fire, the Palisades, is also still going.