The wildfiresThe reason for the start of the California wildfires is in part due to the Santa-Ana winds. These form over the ...

At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern California, and the three largest have already killed at least five people, ...

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...

Imagine a hurricane, but with fire. That's what firefighters in southern California have been facing this week as wildfires ...

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa Ana event different.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed fire engines, water-dropping aircraft and hand crews across the region—to ...

Santa Ana winds, which are common in Southern California during cooler months, are behind some of the Golden State’s most vicious fires. They are notorious for turning small sparks into ...

The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped ... efforts and fueling the fires, which have expanded since they began on Tuesday. Context: 3 reasons California's wildfires got so dangerous so fast ...

A study a few years ago showed that autumn moisture reduces the risk of Santa Ana wind-driven fires. This year, however, Southern California has very dry conditions, with very little moisture over ...

The fires have destroyed more than 10,000 homes and killed at least 10 people, in part because of the powerful Santa Ana winds ... and squeezes through California’s Canyons to create strong ...

But the recent apocalyptic California fires were the result of a perfect storm of conditions: severe drought and Santa Ana winds. Downtown Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since ...