The Santa Ana winds tend to cause the same corridors to burn over and over again. Experts say the region needs to adapt.

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...

Environmental advocates have spent decades working to connect the Santa Ana Mountains to the South Coast Wilderness so wildlife can have enough space to travel and maintain healthy populations.

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 strongest ...

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 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 ...

Rain might bring relief from wildfires searing Los Angeles County but could spell disaster for the only known population of Southern California steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains.

These winds originate from the Santa Ana Mountains, moving east to west or southwest, funneling through mountain passes toward the Pacific Ocean. Payne detailed the weather setup contributing to ...

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 ...

"This particular Santa Ana won't be as strong as last week's, and it's going to be a lot more focused on the higher elevations — the mountains, the foothills," NBC 7 meteorologist Greg Bledsoe said.

(NBC News) – As firefighters continue to battle blazes in Los Angeles that have leveled entire neighborhoods, the deadly Santa Ana winds that fueled them have returned and are expected to intensify.