Getty Images photographer Mario Tama began documenting the L.A. fires on the day they broke out—and continues to capture ...

Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds. They are cold, dry, down-sloping winds that warm as they descend a mountain side.

Santa Ana winds bring distinct weather to Southern California. Observing weather data, clues of past wind events are immediately clear. Nov. 12, 2023, Hawthorne, California: High 83F, with a bone ...

The Orange County and Santa Ana Mountains area is the focus of an updated wind advisory issued at 9:12 p.m. on Monday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from Tuesday noon until ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...

The Santa Ana winds, drought and dry fuels were the main culprits in the blazes that started the morning of Jan. 7.

It has been a historic and costly start to 2025 as disasters have potentially racked up billions in damages in recent months. The year began with destructive wildfires in Los Angeles in January, ...