How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme the difference in the pressure, the faster the winds blow. Topography also plays a role.
Parched vegetation combined with strong Santa Ana winds and low relative humidity levels led to the devastating wildfires in ...
The NWS Las Vegas NV issued an updated wind advisory at 5:42 p.m. on Tuesday. The advisory is for Death Valley, Western ...
Wildfires burning in Pacific Palisades and Altadena are now considered the largest fires on record for the month of January ...
The massive Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, prompting mandatory evacuations affecting tens of ...
On Wednesday at 2:17 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated high wind warning. The warning is for Western Santa ...
Santa Ana winds will create extreme fire danger and bring the possibility of damaging winds not seen in 10-plus years for ...
Thousands of people have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has grown to more than 15,000 acres ...
High winds and lack of rain are the main factors driving the Southern California fires, but climate change is altering the background conditions, increasing the likelihood of these conflagrations, say ...
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