Authorities warned this week of a possibly "life-threatening, destructive" Santa Ana windstorm, one that could rival or exceed conditions during the recent Mountain and Franklin fires. The ...

The fire was reported at 5 acres, with Santa Ana winds helping fuel the flames. Due to the winds, the fire began to move down the little mountain hill toward nearby homes and an apartment complex.

The topography of Southern California also plays a major role in the development of Santa Ana winds. Once winds reach the Inland Sierra Mountains, the moving air is pushed down and compressed.

How downsloping winds can add to the threat for wildfires When air rushes down a mountain range, it compresses. Compression is a warming and a drying process. In the case of the Santa Ana winds ...

What are the Santa Ana winds? Santa Ana winds are hot, dry winds that blow in from the northeast. They pick up speed as they hit the mountains around LA, and send humidity levels plunging ...

The basics of most Santa Ana wind events are that, typically, high pressure northeast of Southern California funnels air that direction. That air then sinks down the mountains inland from Los ...

The Santa Ana winds that led San Diego Gas & Electric ... Wednesday’s pre-dawn winds reached 74 mph at Sill Hill in the Cuyamaca Mountains, 53 mph in Alpine, 40 mph at Ramona, 33 mph at ...

an urban trail system and the nearby Santa Ana Mountains. According to MoneyGeek, Rancho Santa Margarita had the lowest societal cost of crime per capita in California: $91. In comparison ...

In many Indigenous cultures, the grizzly bear holds a special place because it passes through the natural and supernatural worlds between summer hunting and winter hibernation. The great bear ...

The announcement was made in response to multiple petitions that sought to return grizzly bear management to the states, including one from Wyoming regarding the GYE population. The decision, however, ...

Wildlife officials may opt to temporarily move the endangered fish out of the mountains once it’s safe ... 503 rainbows — in addition to Santa Ana speckled dace, Santa Ana sucker and arroyo ...

When the wind rushes into Southern California from the northeast, as it does during a Santa Ana, it's coming from Nevada and western Utah, over and between the mountains in between. High pressure ...