SAN DIEGO — San Diego County edged closer to drought Tuesday, whipped by fierce and damaging Santa Ana winds that further dried out a region that hasn’t received a long, deep soaking of rain ...

Santa Ana winds are returning to San Diego County Wednesday evening, surging temperatures and prompting a wind advisory for ...

They also made the blazes fit a pattern. Fires driven by Santa Ana winds, the infamous gusts that howl in over the mountains to the city’s north, account for about 90 percent of the area burned ...

Most importantly, with both flavors, you still need these winds to line up flowing from the northeast into Southern California for a Santa Ana event. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Those who ...

The Santa Ana winds that spread the fires with lightning ... but often begins to die back within a decade. (Photo by Joshua Siskin) The coral tree (Erythrina caffra) is a leguminous species ...

The fast-moving wildfire is threatening homes in the coastal neighborhood amid intense Santa Ana Winds and dry conditions in Southern California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ...

Humidity levels often plunge to single-digit percentages during a Santa Ana wind. The extreme lack of humidity in the air causes vegetation — living and dead — to significantly dry out and ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a ...