Los Angeles, Wildfires and santa ana winds
How Dangerous Winds Fuel Los Angeles Wildfires
Containing wildfires—never mind extinguishing them—in parched and windy conditions can be monstrously difficult. Dry vegetation is rocket fuel for blazes and wind both feeds the flames and spreads the embers. “The winds are like pointing an air blower at a fireplace,” says Gershunov, “except it’s not contained and it’s on a much larger scale.”
At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern California, and the three largest have already killed at least five people, ...
Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area.
New York Post on MSN16d
Los Angeles continues to burn as Santa Ana winds return to strength and fuel fires near San DiegoThe Los Angeles haven’t spread in nearly a week, but the return of the Santa Ana winds to full strength could cause problems.
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Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.
Red Flag Warnings remain in effect through Friday evening for much of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, the National Weather Service said.
Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known to dry out "the hills and the nerves to flash point." The windstorms ...
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California's insurance authority has launched an online tracking tool that shows how much money has been paid out in claims ...
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