What makes the Santa Ana winds so destructive?
The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los Angeles ...
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How Santa Ana Winds Fueled The LA Fires
Jon Keeley, a research ecologist in California with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what ...
California wildfires live updates: 179,000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look ‘like a bomb was dropped’
Sheriff Robert Luna said 179,783 people are under evacuation orders due to the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires in Los Angeles County. Another 200,000 residents are under evacuation warnings.
Southern California wildfire maps: Evacuation areas, perimeter, winds
Extreme weather conditions in Southern California fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds have created at least six wildfires, ...
Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as ...
Massive Los Angeles fires rage on even as Hollywood blaze retreats
A pair of massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west were still burning uncontained on Thursday, two days ...
Here's the role climate change may be playing in deadly SoCal wildfires, experts say
The Santa Ana winds are driving these wildfires to spread even faster and are making it harder for firefighters to gain control. Here's what climate experts say about what they are observing.
It's not really the typical time for nasty California fires. What are the factors that changed that?
Fires don’t usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together in Southern California to defy ...
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LA fires underscore how much California has to lose if Trump withholds disaster aid
As wildfires erupted in Southern California, so did a years-long feud between incoming president Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom. On the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly threatened to cut off ...