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 ...

The recent Eaton and Palisades wildfires in Los Angeles County have refocused the public’s attention on the recurrent nature ...

The fires, which started ... explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds ...

Jon Keeley, a research ecologist in California with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what causes extreme ... the risk of Santa Ana wind-driven fires.

What causes the Santa Ana winds? The Santa Ana winds ... ago showed that autumn moisture reduces the risk of Santa Ana wind-driven fires. This year, however, Southern California has very dry ...