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‘Everyone needs to be on high alert,’ mayor says, as a new burst of dangerous winds bears down on Los Angeles
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Santa Ana Sequel: Exhausted Angelenos Brace For Another “Particularly Dangerous” Windstorm With Gusts To 100 MPH
Here's how the Santa Ana winds form ... and turn Southern California into a tinderbox
Just a few years after the ozone hole was detected via satellite, the industrialized nations of the world, meeting in Montreal in 1987, adopted what is known as the Montreal Protocol.
As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.
As Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California, residents and first responders braced for another day of critical fire weather.
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What are California’s Santa Ana winds?Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.
Strong Santa Ana winds are hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday morning, but the winds will relax later in the day and the red flag warning will end Friday night.
Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.
At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern California, and the three largest have already killed at least five people, burned tens of thousands of acres and prompted the evacuation of an estimated 179,
The winds will come and go, with the strongest gusts expected early next week, especially next Monday night and into Tuesday, forecasters said.
Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. Parts of L.A. County, and most of Ventura County, are at highest risk.
but the weather has other nicknames such as “devil winds” or “red wind.” Santa Ana occurs during the cooler months between September and May. Southern California is particularly vulnerable ...
The combined dry climate and flammable flora have created fires and firestorms before. In October 1978, the Agoura-Malibu and Mulholland Canyon fires burned more than 500 homes and killed three people. The Agoura-Malibu fire grew into a firestorm, a fire so intense it creates its own wind system.
Southern California is heading into a day of its most extreme fire weather conditions — an unprecedented fifth time the National Weather Service office has sounded the alarm this season
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