At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern California, and the three largest have already killed at least five people, ...

The reason for the start of the California wildfires is in part due to the Santa-Ana winds. These form over the Sierra mountains when high pressure builds in from the east. Air pushes down the ...

Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.

The fires have destroyed more than 10,000 homes and killed at least 10 people, in part because of the powerful Santa Ana winds ... and squeezes through California’s Canyons to create strong ...

Imagine a hurricane, but with fire. That's what firefighters in southern California have been facing this week as wildfires ...

AccuWeather has predicted wind gusts between 40-60 miles per hour Monday to Tuesday night, warning of extreme fire risk and blowing dust for much of southern California. A Santa Ana winds forecast ...

The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped ... efforts and fueling the fires, which have expanded since they began on Tuesday. Context: 3 reasons California's wildfires got so dangerous so fast ...

Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore, moving in the opposite direction of the normal onshore flow ...

A study a few years ago showed that autumn moisture reduces the risk of Santa Ana wind-driven fires. This year, however, Southern California has very dry conditions, with very little moisture over ...

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 ...

At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern ... and Altadena in northeast L.A. County. Santa Ana winds flow east to west through Southern California's mountains, according to the National ...

Vegetation can dry out and wildfires can start, with the winds fanning the flames. How are Santa Ana winds impacting Southern California wildfires? On Monday, the National Weather Service ...