“Anything can happen” during a Santa Ana event, Raymond Chandler wrote in his 1938 short story Red Wind. Chandler’s bailiwick was the crime genre, and the Santa Ana winds were an augur of physical ...

Santa Ana winds can bring disruptive impacts to daily life in Los Angeles and parts of southern California, but when coupled ...

Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a ...

Santa Ana winds can sweep urban pollution away ... Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch." ...

The 2017 Thomas Fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 structures, was fueled in part by back-to-back Santa Ana winds. The Washington Post likened the weather pattern to "a giant hair dryer," and ...