Despite dangerous wind conditions, fire crews made quick work of a brush fire near the Griffith Observatory. The extreme ...

More Santa Ana winds blew into Southern California Monday, again raising wildfire danger even as crews continued their ...

As residents impacted by the Eaton and Palisades Fires were slowly returning to their homes — or where their homes used to be ...

A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially ...

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

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

Santa Ana winds, which are high-speed winds that blow from the mountains to the coast in California, could spread these devastating blazes further. The Rocky Mountains will experience a strong ...

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the ...

This process is what is thermodynamically known as katabatic wind, but in the specific case of Southern California is referred to as the Santa Ana winds. As the air descends the Transverse Ranges ...