Santa Ana winds occur when air flows west from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin to lower pressure off the ...

On Friday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory for the fourth consecutive day, largely ...

The smoke was expected to most heavily affect northwest coastal LA County, and in areas nearest the Palisades, Eaton and ...

Red flag warnings of critical fire danger remain in place for the LA area as the fierce Santa Ana winds continue to rage ...

The devastating fires that have killed at least five people and forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents ...

The intense and fast-moving fires that have cut a path of destruction through the suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at least ...

As the reality of the destruction wrought by the Southland firestorm continued coming to light, fire crews hoped to take advantage of slightly diminished winds to establish containment lines around ...

Jon Keeley, a research ecologist in California with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what ...

Over the past couple of days, Southern California has been experiencing an extreme weather event – Santa Ana winds, reaching up to 100 mph in some areas, have fueled some of the worst wildfires in Los ...

Multiple wildfires are burning in Los Angeles, fueled by Santa Ana winds. NPR speaks with a National Weather Service meteorologist about why these winds can be so dangerous and destructive.

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