Devastating fires in the Los Angeles region are driven by Santa Ana winds blowing from California and Nevada’s interior ...

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds. And different parts of Earth — water and land — heat from sunlight at ...

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

Severe fire weather conditions -- high winds with low humidity -- will continue through Wednesday, keeping the fire threat in ...

Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific ...

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

Fire-ravaged Southern California faces an “extreme fire risk” Tuesday with the return of powerful Santa Ana winds — which may ...

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California Monday night and was at 47% containment Tuesday afternoon.

Strong winds fueled an auto fire in Ventura County. Evacuations were ordered as firefighters battled the blaze near golf courses.

It was first reported at around 7:45 p.m. in the Santa ... pushed by the winds. Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California.

One of the biggest stories of 2025 thus far has been the wildfires in California. A common occurrence in that state, ...