How Supercharged Santa Ana Winds Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
The Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires covered more than 5,600 acres of Southern California as of Wednesday morning. Tens of thousands were under mandatory evacuation orders but the fires increased in size overnight, helped by the blustery Santa Ana winds.
The Palisades and Hurst fires are “stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits,” officials said.
Santa Ana winds are one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California.
The blaze exploded from a small brush fire Tuesday morning to nearly 3,000 acres by evening, forcing thousands from their ...
Santa Ana winds will create extreme fire danger and bring the possibility of damaging winds not seen in 10-plus years for ...
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