Meanwhile, the same Santa Ana Winds whipped up the ocean, and sent waves to the leeward side of Catalina Island, some 22 miles off the coast. Surfers scored the novelty waves in Avalon Harbor.

A marginal Santa Ana wind event is expected Tuesday. There is no threat of the mountain waves of intense wind impacting the area in the next few days. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the wind event originated ...

Between 1990 and 2020, there was a 51% increase in the area around Phoenix where homes and wildlands meet, raising wildfire ...

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Awe helps humans feel more connected to the world and other people—and in the aftermath of a natural disaster, it can bring out the best in all of us.

The Palisades Fire ignited near Skull Rock in the Summit neighborhood at 10:30 a.m., when gusts were reaching up to 60 mph, relative humidity was falling, and severe Santa Ana winds created a ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...