The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...
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What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling the L.A. wildfires? When will they die down?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.
Fast-moving Santa Ana winds – some as powerful as a hurricane – have been roaring across Southern California and feeding the wildfires firefighters are battling in the Los Angeles area.
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