How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.
Hurricane force winds are fanning the flames of the Southern California wildfires. What are Santa Ana winds?
At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern California, and the three largest have already killed at least five people, burned tens of thousands of acres and prompted the evacuation of an estimated 179,
Firefighters welcomed a break Saturday morning from the dangerous Santa Ana winds. But the reprieve will only be measured in ...
Life in Los Angeles: The fires erupted quickly, in a way residents knew was possible but many were unprepared for. Families ...
The wind whips embers while a firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, ...
Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped ...
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