These Are the Winds That Turn Wildfires Deadly in L.A.
The Santa Ana winds tend to cause the same corridors to burn over and over again. Experts say the region needs to adapt.
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Opinion: Do winter fires portend new weather pattern in Southern California?
This month, the Los Angeles area witnessed some of the largest wildfires in California’s history. The fire events have killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 10,000 structures and ...
How weather driven by climate change helped fuel the Southern California fires
Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.
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Santa Ana winds bring fire risk to LA and Ventura counties
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SANTA ANA PATTERN DEVELOPS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PEAK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
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San Diego experiencing driest start to winter on record
January, the pattern completely shifted north of even Seattle and ... much of California entered this winter season drought-free, but those Santa Ana winds really dried the southern half of the state.
LA’s Devastating Wildfire Crisis Didn’t Start With a Spark – It Started With Rain
A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...
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Fueling the Los Angeles fires: the Santa Ana winds
The 2017 Thomas Fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 structures, was fueled in part by back-to-back Santa Ana winds. The Washington Post likened the weather pattern to “a giant hair dryer ...
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Here's how climate change fueled the Los Angeles fires
The Santa Ana winds blow when there's an area of high pressure over the ... That makes it harder to pick out a pattern and ...