What are the Santa Ana winds and why are they so dangerous?
Jan 9, 2025 · 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.
As Legend Has It, Santa Ana Means an Ill Wind Blows
Feb 20, 1988 · Author Raymond Chandler about 50 years ago painted the Santa Anas as sinister, hot, dry winds that “curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like this . . . meek...
The Devil Winds Made Me Do It : Santa Anas Are Enough to Make …
Mar 12, 1988 · Whatever the name, the winds “contain an excess of positive ions,” Puzo said. “That effect, especially for younger people, tends to almost literally overcharge them with electrical energy. Their...
Santa Ana Condition: Winds of Myth and Tragedy - PBS SoCal
Oct 4, 2013 · "There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. ... Anything can happen."
The Santa Ana winds and the literature of Los Angeles
May 14, 2014 · Santa Ana winds caused damage in Pasadena in 2011. “There was a desert wind blowing that night,” Raymond Chandler writes in the famous opening to his novella “Red Wind.” “It was one of those hot...
Understanding the Impact of Santa Ana Winds in the Eaton Fire
Jan 16, 2025 · On January 8th, Santa Ana winds roared through the chaparral-covered canyons of the San Gabriel Mountains like a relentless tidal wave of warm air. I witnessed this firsthand, standing outside on my porch as 100-foot trees bent under the gale forces, their massive branches snapped like twigs and flung into streets, homes, and vehicles.
Why is it so windy in LA? What to know about Santa Ana winds – …
Jan 7, 2025 · Powerful Santa Ana winds are sweeping across Southern California in a windstorm that triggered red flag warnings for Los Angeles County and created what firefighters called some of the most...
What are Santa Ana winds? - KPBS Public Media
Jan 7, 2025 · It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch." Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast...
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Wildfires: What are California's Santa Ana winds? | AP News
Jan 7, 2025 · In the short story “Red Wind,” Raymond Chandler captured the emotional effect: “There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair …