How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
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 average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.
Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.
FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSN9d
What caused the California fires? What we knowA rare combination of risk factors in Los Angeles County has sparked a series of deadly wildfires that have destroyed ...
The Associated Press on MSN10d
What are California’s Santa Ana winds?LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months ... passes and curl your hair ...
January has been unusually sunny across the Bay Area, but a shift in the weather is expected Saturday and Sunday. The return ...
Besides burning the most urban area, the Eaton and Palisades fires are the largest ever for California in January. Alexandra ...
With the strongest gusts expected on Tuesday, extreme fire condition threats will prevail until midweek, L.A.-area fire ...
The blazes have grown to more than 37,000 acres, killing at least 25 people and destroying thousands of structures.
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Trinkkeller had long prepared to defend his property from any blazes, so he got out his fire suit and hoses. Three times his ...
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