Dec 10, 2024 · The Santa Ana winds are a common driver of fast-moving, damaging fires in the area because they can rapidly fan and spread the flames. Some gusts near the latest fire have …

Jan 7, 2025 · What are Santa Ana winds? 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 …

Dec 10, 2024 · Parts of Southern California are still facing "elevated to brief "critical conditions" into Thursday night as a fast-moving wildfire that forced thousands in Malibu to evacuate …

Jan 9, 2025 · Hurricane-force winds have fanned the flames of the Palisades Fire, currently burning on the west side of Los Angeles County in coastal communities including Pacific …

Dec 10, 2024 · With gusts up to 65 mph, the dangerous winds and dry conditions on Tuesday helped drive the Franklin fire in Malibu to more than 2,700 acres. The map on Edison’s …

Dec 17, 2024 · What are the ‘Santa Ana’ winds? Santa Ana winds blow when high pressure builds over the Great Basin — the area between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada (a …

The most dire conditions are expected to occur across western portions of LA County along with eastern Ventura County, including the communities of Malibu, Santa Clarita, Thousand Oaks …

Dec 11, 2024 · The destruction caused by a wildfire that began Dec. 9 in the wealthy coastal town of Malibu, California is in part the product of Southern California’s hot, dry Santa Ana winds.

Jan 9, 2025 · Jon Keeley, a research ecologist in California with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern …

Jan 9, 2025 · The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on …