How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme the difference in the pressure, the faster the winds blow. Topography also plays a role.
Tens of thousands have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has burned more than 15,000 acres as of ...
Parched vegetation combined with strong Santa Ana winds and low relative humidity levels led to the devastating wildfires in ...
The high winds have fanned flames, causing wildfires to quickly explode in size, and at times made it hard for air support to ...
"These fires will likely be the costliest in history, not the deadliest, and that is the only silver lining right now." ...
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Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air ...
At least two people are dead, hundreds of buildings have burned and tens of thousands of Los Angeles-area residents remain ...
As of Wednesday night, authorities in the Los Angeles area reported multiple fires were burning out of control — with dry ...
Strong downsloping winds are bringing very warm dry winds to many communities across the region. These locally are known as ...
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