The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...
Study reveals climate change's role in intensifying California wildfires, highlighting urgent need for action.
In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down.
Weather data show how humankind’s burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry, windy weather more likely, setting the stage for the Los Angeles wildfires.
Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the ...