A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter. Quartz members get access to exclusive newsletters and more. Sign up here . Two weeks of raging fires, driven by winds of more than 100 miles per hour, have created a dystopian hellscape in drought-stricken northern Los Angeles — burning hundreds of thousands of acres, devouring more than 12,000 structures, and leaving at least two dozen people dead. Embers whooshed across the landscape, igniting