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.
Hurricane force winds are fanning the flames of the Southern California wildfires. What are Santa Ana winds?
At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern California, and the three largest have already killed at least five people, burned tens of thousands of acres and prompted the evacuation of an estimated 179,
Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.
These fires were the result of a large life-threatening and destructive windstorm throughout the Los Angeles area.
The Palisades and Eaton fires tear through homes and leave at least five dead. Smaller fires also add to state of alert in ...
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