A plume of smoke is seen from Ojai, California, as the Thomas Fire grows and advances toward seaside communities on December 10th, 2017, near Carpinteria, California.
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A firefighter cuts brush at the Thomas Fire on December 7th, 2017, near Fillmore, California.
Inmate firefighters battle the Ferguson fire in Jerseydale, California, on July 22nd, 2018.
An aircraft drops fire retardant over a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest on October 17th, 2017.
Mexican farmers protest in Mexico City on December 5th, 2017, over land conflicts on the outskirts of the capital.
Jake Glaser, dressed as Santa Claus, skateboards at Venice Beach on December 13th, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.
Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold Union and E.U. flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 21st, 2017.
