The early sparks were fanned into infernos by the now infamous Santa Ana winds - hot, dry winds most common in winter, which reached 99mph. Scientists do not yet understand if climate change ...

Santa Ana winds are a defining feature of the region, formed when cold high-pressure winds from the Great Basin travel westward toward low-pressure areas along the Southern California coast.

Santa Ana winds bring in dry gusts, flowing from the high desert over mountains and through canyons, drying out vegetation as the cold air descends from an area of high pressure and compresses and ...

In fact, we never thought about fire, rather water, when those winds arrived, usually in fall. Cold, clear fall nights ... didn’t know they were called Santa Ana winds. We didn’t need to ...

Trees sway in high winds as the Eaton Fire burns structures Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. Associated Press How Santa Ana winds fueled deadly California fires ...

They also made the blazes fit a pattern. Fires driven by Santa Ana winds, the infamous gusts that howl in over the mountains to the city’s north, account for about 90 percent of the area burned ...

The latest surge in dangerous weather is connected to the infamous Santa Ana winds, which have been sweeping in from inland deserts and fanning fires at an alarming speed. At the end of last week, ...

(KWTX) -One of the major factors that made the January Los Angeles fires so devastating was the very strong Santa Ana winds. This week we are talking with Alex Tardy, the Warning Coordination ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...

It was Tuesday morning, January 7, and the Santa Ana winds had picked up ... fled north with their possessions in two cars as their kids tracked the destruction of their friends’ homes on ...

The good news: The warm, dry Santa Ana winds that fueled the blazes, particularly the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires that sparked Jan. 7, are nowhere in sight for at least 10 days, DaSilva said.

Even though the Palisades and Eaton fires are now mostly contained, the Santa Ana winds have led to new fires flaring up across Los Angeles County. While many of the latter have been in areas of ...