Santa Ana winds occur when air flows west from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin to lower pressure off the ...

Firefighters held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles for the past week, even as ...

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds. And different parts of Earth — water and land — heat from sunlight at ...

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

What are the Santa Ana winds? Santa Ana winds are hot, dry winds that blow in from the northeast. They pick up speed as they hit the mountains around LA, and send humidity levels plunging ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a ...

Los Angeles firefighters braced for intense winds that could fuel two monstrous wildfires that have already killed two dozen ...

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 flow east to west through Southern California's mountains, according to the National Weather Service. They begin when winds from the desert flow westward toward an area of low ...