Containing wildfires—never mind extinguishing them—in parched and windy conditions can be monstrously difficult. Dry ...

LOS ANGELES ... Santa Ana winds forecast for early in the week. Residential streets to the north alternated, randomly, between the houses lost to the fire that rolled down from the mountain ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...

Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known to ...

The winds are common in California in the colder months, but they can sometimes help spread dangerous wildfires.

More than 100,000 LA residents have been evacuated from their homes and about 29,000 acres (11,300 hectares) have been burned ...

As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the ...

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

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The recent wildfires in Los Angeles were intensified by strong Santa Ana winds, which are a unique weather pattern in Southern California.

Fast-moving Santa Ana winds – some as powerful ... are battling in the Los Angeles area. And the heightened fire risk will continue into next week. "Hollywood Burbank Airport recorded a peak ...