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The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
Active fires across the Los Angeles County include the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire. As of Monday morning, the containment of the Palisades Fire has risen to 61% with 23,713 acres impacted.
The Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire and others have burned more than 40,000 acres across Los Angeles since Jan. 7 and destroyed thousands of buildings, including at least a dozen K-12 schools, such ...
Firefighters look for hotspots at a burn down home due to the Palisades Fire, along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, U.S., Jan. 12, 2025.
False-color view of the burned area and smoke from the Park Fire in Northern California, viewed from the Landsat 9 satellite on July 27, 2024. By the end of spring (June 20), the total area burned by wildfires in California was nearly 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).
July 10: Caused by lightning in the area of a Stanislaus National Forest planned prescribed burn, the fire was managed for resource objectives. [22] District Kern: 1,044: July 7: July 10: Caused by a semi truck fire. Adjacent to Interstate 5, caused closures of the freeway's northbound lanes. [23] [24] [25] Rabbit: Riverside: 8,283: July 14 ...
Downtown Los Angeles received 4.1 inches (100 mm) of rain on February 4, 2024, marking it the wettest day since March 15, 2003. Several Malibu, California schools were closed due to inaccessibility because of severe weather causing road closures. [14] Power outages caused by the storms left approximately 850,000 people without power.
Massive wildfires continue to spread in the Los Angeles area amid extreme winds, including the Palisades Fire, which has exploded to over 17,000 acres, and the Eaton Fire, whic… Associated Press ...