A new study reports that Santa Ana winds will become less frequent in the future. But the more rare hot, dry winds could ...

Cal Fire crews are fighting a brush fire that is threatening structures in Pala Mesa. The Pala Fire broke out at 11:19 a.m. Saturday morning along Highway 76 near Couser Canyon Road. Cal Fire says the ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews are battling a vegetation fire that is burning in Poway near State Route 67 on Friday. The fire is sending large plumes of smoke into the air that can be seen ...

These dry winds are typically called Santa Ana winds in Southern California. | RELATED READ | A 2025 guide for how to prepare for wildfires in California | The terrain was also a contributing factor.

Assemblymembers Jacqui Irwin and John Harabedian write about the issues with The Board of Forestry’s “Zone 0” proposal.

Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the ...

The winds, gusting more than 70 mph, have been powerful enough to knock over semitrucks and can carry away embers that could start new fires for miles.

Fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions, the Palisades and Eaton wildfires erupted on January 7th and roared across the city and county of Los Angeles, killing 29 people and ...

The Rancho fire in Laguna Beach was extinguished by Wednesday, July 9. But city fire chief cautions resident to stay vigilant ...

A rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern California quickly became the state’s largest fire of the year after igniting on ...

Months after fires decimated Altadena, California, its residents still gather to try to recover and rebuild.

The Madre Fire has more than doubled the size of California’s second-largest wildfire this year, as it races through the Los Padres National Forest ...