The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread wildfires into several neighborhoods in early January 2025, creating a terrifying scene.

A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event​ is expected.

The devastating wind-driven wildfires impacting Southern California have prompted some to criticize federal and state rules that impede mitigation efforts.

Santa Ana wind events are actually strongest and ... In a typical La Niña winter setup, Northern California sees wetter-than-average rain and snow, while Southern California sees drier-than ...

However, the Eaton and Palisades fires proved different, as strong Santa Ana winds overwhelmed firefighting efforts. Similarly, the Tubbs Fire of 2017 in northern California's wine region faced ...

More than 100,000 LA residents have been evacuated from their homes and about 29,000 acres (11,300 hectares) have been burned by the five fires as of early Thursday morning (Jan. 9.) The fires have destroyed more than 1,000 structures so far and five confirmed fatalities have been reported, according to the Associated Press (AP).

The Santa Ana winds fanning wildfires that have killed at least 25 people in Southern California and destroyed more than 10,000 houses, businesses and other structures in Greater Los Angeles are flaring up again.

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.

Santa Ana winds return to Southern California from Monday to Tuesday, once again raising fire danger concerns.

Just a few years after the ozone hole was detected via satellite, the industrialized nations of the world, meeting in Montreal in 1987, adopted what is known as the Montreal Protocol.