In a state used to hurricanes and flooding, Louisiana is battling an unprecedented wildfire season

Louisiana 's largest wildfire this season has scorched more than 31,000 acres ( 12,545 hectares) More than 550 fires -- in August alone — ravaged tens of thousands of acres of Louisiana land.

More extreme weather events are happening across the globe, from longer, more intense and more frequent droughts and heat waves to devastating floods and wetter hurricanes.

Louisiana is abnormally dry for this time of year.