Southern California could be at a significantly higher risk of wildfires this summer as officials prepare following the ...

Generally, we see that wet years have fewer large fires” said Craig Clements, director of the Fire Weather Research ...

With the beginning of summer, the region is entering the time of year when risk reaches its highest points, when heat leads to the drying out of vegetation, relative humidity dips and Santa Ana ...

Generally, wet winters lower wildfire risk and dry winters increase it. Northern California received much more rain and snow ...

Santa Ana winds are expected to usher in dry wildfire conditions for Southern California on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are forecast to be in the ...

The Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index is warning ... During these periods, even a small spark can lead to a major wildfire. In Southern California, fire season generally begins in late spring ...

From worsening wildfires to eroding coastlines and crop losses, changing climate patterns are reshaping life across the Central ...

Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore, moving in the opposite direction of the normal onshore flow ...

A stock photo of a helicopter fighting a wildfire. Toa55/Getty Meteorologists warned of Santa Ana winds for parts of Southern California earlier this week. Most wind advisories will expire by ...

Three large wildfires—driven by ferocious Santa Ana winds—are tearing through Southern California ... dry vegetation—have primed the area for wildfire spread. But the real catalyst for ...

Southern California's risk will come after. One of the changes we could see this year is an earlier start of offshore Santa Ana winds by late August or early September. "Typically, with the Santa ...