What to Know About the Santa Ana Winds
The winds are common in California in the colder months, but they can sometimes help spread dangerous wildfires.
What causes the Santa Ana winds — and how they fuel LA blazes like the Palisades Fire
The ferocious wildfires turning the Los Angeles area into a raging inferno are being fueled by “hurricane force” Santa Ana winds that have already prompted the evacuation of tens of
What are California’s Santa Ana winds?
Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.
What are the Santa Ana winds helping fuel L.A. wildfires?
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Santa Ana winds have aided in several wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The Los Angeles Fire Chief says the winds that are raging the fires in highly populated areas are unlike anything she’s seen in her 25 years on the job.
As drought worsens in Southern California, Santa Ana winds bring 'extreme fire conditions'
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Los Angeles and parts of Ventura County through Thursday evening, meaning that conditions for wildfires will be at their highest thanks to low humidity,
How Santa Ana winds spread the L.A. wildfires
Multiple wildfires are currently raging through Los Angeles County, forcing evacuations and destroying neighborhoods. A long dry summer created ample fuel that has combined with a lack of rainfall over the winter to extend fire season conditions.
Santa Ana winds stoke California wildfires: When will they stop?
Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. However, "since the wind speeds are so high now, the slow decrease will not bring the winds down to below warning levels until early evening,
Next Santa Ana wind event expected in Southern California as fires continue to burn
Although the strongest wind gusts have passed through the Southern California region, another "traditional Santa Ana wind event" will move in Thursday night.
How untypical Santa Ana winds have made firefighting so much harder
The life-threatening windstorm exploded into a crisis even worse than predicted, with embers flying an estimated two to three miles ahead of the fire. Grace Toohey is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times covering breaking news for the Fast Break Desk. Before joining the newsroom in 2022, she covered criminal justice issues at the Orlando Sentinel and the Advocate in Baton Rouge. Toohey is a Maryland native and proud Terp. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.
What are the Santa Ana winds fueling the southern California wildfires?
The Santa Ana winds are a notorious wind event in California. It has been fueling the southern California wildfires.
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