As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the ...

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 ...

The blazes are still raging. And this week the so-called Santa Ana or "Devil" winds are back. This is what it could mean. What are the Santa Ana winds? Santa Ana winds are hot, dry winds that blow ...

News reports have warned about the Santa Ana winds and their power to turn modest wildfires into conflagrations. Here’s why these wind patterns can be so destructive. The Santa Ana winds (named ...

Anticipating the Santa Ana winds – which are known for aggravating wildfires in Southern California – more than 8,500 firefighters attacked the two biggest existing wildfires from the air and on the ...

AND MATT, PART OF THE ISSUE WITH THIS, WHY THESE FIRES HAVE BEEN SO DEVASTATING. THOSE SANTA ANA WINDS. I MEAN, AT TIMES THEY’VE HAD, LIKE, HURRICANE FORCE WINDS, PLUS THE FIRE. YEAH.

"(Saturday night), gusty and dry Santa Ana winds developed along the northeast edge of the fire," CAL FIRE said in an update. "The strongest winds will be restricted to higher elevations and ridge ...

The Los Angeles National Weather Service has issued an "Extreme Fire Danger" ahead of the likely return of the dangerous Santa Ana winds. Sharing a map image with the warning, it showed areas ...

Last week, Santa Ana wind gusts reached hurricane strength at times before calming somewhat over the weekend, giving local firefighters backed by reinforcements from out of state and even Mexico ...

The fire threat remains critical in and around Los Angeles as Santa Ana winds are expected to increase again. Firefighters have used the spell of quieter winds to do as much as they can to contain ...

Fire-ravaged Southern California faces an unprecedented “extreme fire risk” Tuesday with the return of powerful Santa Ana winds — which may reach up to 75 mph, forecasters warned.