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When Santa Ana conditions prevail, with winds in the lower 2 to 3 kilometers (1.2 to 1.9 mi) of the atmosphere from the north through east, the air over the coastal basin is extremely dry, and this dry air extends out over offshore waters of the Pacific Ocean.
The basin sits at a higher elevation than Southern California. In cooler months — typically September to May — cold air in the basin is forced downhill and westward toward low-pressure areas ...
Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and ...
The primary cause of Kalima is the movement of air masses over the Sahara. [2] The region near the surface in the Sahara undergoes strong warming through heat transfer from the underlying layer. This extreme diurnal warming creates instability in the lowest layer of the atmosphere, warming and drying the air near the surface and cooling while ...
Every year, air pollution ... The USA TODAY analysis revealed that Los Angeles and four other California counties, home to about 15 million people, had the most days in 2023 with air quality ...
Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm that could be one of the most destructive to hit the region in over a decade roars ...
Southern San Joaquin Valley, California: 1983 Melbourne dust storm: February 8, 1983 Victoria, Australia: 1991 Interstate 5 dust storm: November 29, 1991 San Joaquin Valley, California: 2009 Australian dust storm: September 23, 2009 South Australia to inland New South Wales, Australia 2010 China drought and dust storms: Spring 2010
Fire-damaged vehicles are burned out at a dealership in Altadena, California, on January 8. ... “It’s year-round in the state of California.” ... The best air purifiers of 2025. AOL.