Hatim Naim lost his Somis home in the Nov. 6 Mountain fire that, driven by Santa Ana winds, ripped through the city and into ...

Nearly a month after strong Santa Ana winds breathed life into raging wildfires in southern California, utilities in the ...

Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin, professors in the UW-Madison department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, are guests ...

Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation ...

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While the cause of fires remains unknown, the severity and growth of these fires can be attributed to the weather, specifically, the Santa Ana winds. Typically, the winds in Southern California ...

The Santa Ana winds form in a western area of the country known as the Great Basin, which includes Nevada and part of Utah. The basin sits at a higher elevation than Southern California.

The mountain range creates a wind tunnel effect, accelerating the air to higher speeds. In some cases, gusts can reach 100 mph. Altogether, this strong, dry and warming wind can spread wildfires ...

Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation ...

The Santa Ana winds (named for a canyon in Southern ... region from the deserts of the Great Basin to the northeast. The winds form when deserts are cold, making them more common from October ...

A Santa Ana windstorm with wind gusts of 80mph has fanned wildfire flames in Los Angeles - but what is it and how did it form? ITV News explains. | ITV National News ...