The spiking levels underscore the added danger from wildfires when cars, homes, and other structures burn, researchers said.

But this week’s expected, powerful Santa Ana winds and low humidity combined with the dry landscape are all expected ... proof of residency, like a photo ID that includes the resident’s ...

Southern California has lacked any appreciable rain since April, turning brush into tinder as Santa Ana winds originating ... winning team for Breaking News Photography in 2019.

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 forces that shape it.

The dry landscape in the region heavily ... on Jan. 7, 2025. AP Photo/Richard Vogel What made the Santa Ana wind event so severe is the upper-level support lining up with the surface gradient ...

the dry landscape wouldn't present as big of a threat. On Monday, the National Weather Service began warning of a "life-threatening" Santa Ana windstorm that could spark severe wildfires in ...

The Santa Ana winds that spread the fires with lightning speed blew ... but often begins to die back within a decade. (Photo ...

The Eaton fire in Altadena has ravaged 14,117 acres of Los Angeles and claimed 16 lives since it started burning on January 7 ...

The Santa Ana winds that spread the fires with lightning ... but often begins to die back within a decade. (Photo by Joshua Siskin) The coral tree (Erythrina caffra) is a leguminous species ...

2:36 L.A. wildfires: Winds, low humidity threaten to fuel fires ravaging county Dry Santa Ana winds of up to 80 ... leaving an apocalyptic landscape. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the ...

The chaparral landscape turned ... Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images The third ingredient was high winds. This is Southern California’s prime season for Santa Ana winds, which form in the ...