The winds are common in California in the colder months, but they can sometimes help spread dangerous wildfires.
The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the ...
Whipped by brutal winds, the historic wildfire event unfolding across Southern California has claimed thousands of homes, ...
The timing of this Santa Ana Wind Event is similar to the Thomas Fire, which burned over 280,000 acres from December 2017 to January 2018 and is the ninth-largest wildfire in California history.
Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.