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

explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The ...

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

Gusty Santa Ana winds are forecast to come and go over southern California in the next several days, at times further exacerbating the deadly and devastating wildfires across the region.

The hurricane-force winds fueling fast-moving Southern California wildfires have exasperated firefighters in western states for over a century. They quickly turn small wildfires into raging infernos ...

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 ...

explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the ...