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

Meteorologists said there was a chance the winds would be as severe as those that fueled the Palisades and Eaton fires, but ...

Santa Ana winds return to Southern California from Monday to Tuesday, once again raising fire danger concerns.

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

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

Santa Ana winds are one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern ...

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 ...

One of the biggest stories of 2025 thus far has been the wildfires in California. A common occurrence in that state, ...

Dangerous Santa ... Southern California on Monday. There are currently three active wildfires in Los Angeles County: the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire and the Hurst Fire. Santa Ana winds are ...

This process is what is thermodynamically known as katabatic wind, but in the specific case of Southern California is referred to as the Santa Ana winds. As the air descends the Transverse Ranges ...