So far, the strongest winds recorded during the fires were around 100 miles per hour, which is considered hurricane-force strength. The strong Santa Ana winds are still expected to remain throughout ...

With gusts reaching over 93 miles per hour, these winds are the main culprits behind the fierce spread of fires in Los ...

One of the biggest stories of 2025 thus far has been the wildfires in California. A common occurrence in that state, ...

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...

A "perfect storm" of drought and Santa Ana winds have combined, experts say, to make the wildfires so fierce and difficult to ...

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa Ana event different.

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds.

Politics apart, the LA fires are also an example of climate change, which Trump refers to as a “hoax.” Last year, he sparked ...

The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change ...

The intense and fast-moving fires that have cut a path of destruction through the suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at least ...