Damaging Santa Ana Winds In Los Angeles Area, Southern California Pose Extreme Fire Danger
Santa Ana winds are caused by strong high pressure over the Great Basin region of the West creating a pressure gradient that amps up winds through the mountains, foothills and sometimes valleys of Southern California. In this case, the winds are getting a major boost from a strong upper-level low pushing southward across the state.
The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change ...
The Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires covered more than 5,600 acres of Southern California as of Wednesday morning. Tens of ...
The Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index is warning Southern Californians of high risk conditions this week. Winds will increase ...
Damaging winds, downed trees, power outages and raging wildfires. Santa Ana winds can lead to all of these and more, ...
Los Angeles was gripped by chaos on Wednesday as wildfires, driven by strong Santa Ana winds, ravaged the region. Pacific ...
The Santa Anas have already sparked a major blaze near Malibu and could do the same in other parts of Southern California.
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