Santa Ana winds are a type of katabatic wind, driven by high-pressure systems that compress and warm the air as it descends from the mountains toward the coast. This compression caused the air to ...

Southern California is facing fierce fires fueled by the Santa Ana winds, which threaten homes and put firefighters to the ...

Known as "devil winds" or "katabatic winds," Greek for "flowing ... The weather service warned Santa Ana wind threats will increase again Tuesday and Wednesday, with winds of 25 to 35 mph likely ...

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

In 2025 Team Polar consists of 42 motivated students from diverse backgrounds, representing 10 different academic majors and 14 nationalities. Over the past weeks Team Polar has been laying the ...

The Central Coast’s topography significantly impacts wind patterns. Offshore winds here are typically downslope, known as katabatic winds — a term derived from the Greek word katabatikos ...

The key characteristic is that the winds are what's known as katabatic, meaning they flow ... same way that air moving through a tunnel or the wind between buildings is stronger.

In a state nearly 1,000 miles long, nature’s chaos was breaking out everywhere: katabatic winds in forests ... “I know the fierceness of a Santa Ana wind — I felt my first one when I was ...