Santa Anas are linked to some of the worst wildfires Southern California has experienced ... along with other nicknames such as “devil winds.” Santa Ana winds can sweep urban pollution ...

Los Angeles is reeling from an extreme Santa Ana wind event that spread the Palisades and Eaton fires. Certainly the strength of the most recent Santa Ana event was unusual, as was the devastation ...

Southern California winds typically flow onshore from the Pacific Ocean carrying moist air onto land. The Santa Ana winds move in the opposite direction, coming out of the northeast. As we are ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...

The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.

Santa Ana winds are capable of increasing fire risk — especially if combined with dry vegetation. Despite the recent rain, much of Southern California is still dry, having received less than 25% ...

As another round of wild Santa Ana winds threatens Southern California this week, fire officials across the region say they are pre-deploying strike teams and asking for the public’s help ...