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In gliding, wind gradient affects the takeoff and landing phases of flight of a glider. Wind gradient can have a noticeable effect on ground launches. If the wind gradient is significant or sudden, or both, and the pilot maintains the same pitch attitude, the indicated airspeed will increase, possibly exceeding the maximum ground launch tow speed.
California wildfires: Eaton Fire prompts more evacuations in California: See map Firefighters work to extinguish flames as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, U.S. January 7, 2025. Map ...
A Santa Ana fog is a derivative phenomenon in which a ground fog settles in coastal Southern California at the end of a Santa Ana wind episode. 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 ...
Santa Ana winds will increase into early Tuesday, bringing the threat of damaging winds gusting from 60 to 80 miles per hour across the prone mountain regions surrounding Los Angeles.Spanning from ...
As strong winds in Southern California pick up further early on Tuesday, a "particularly dangerous situation" with a red flag warning will go into effect in western Los Angeles County and most of ...
Wind gradient can have a noticeable effect on ground launches, also known as winch launches or wire launches. If the wind gradient is significant or sudden, or both, and the pilot maintains the same pitch attitude, the indicated airspeed will increase, possibly exceeding the maximum ground launch tow speed. The pilot must adjust the airspeed to ...
In California, strong katabatic wind events have been responsible for the explosive growth of many wildfires, including the 2018 Camp Fire and the 2020 North Complex. In Catalonia, the Marinada is a fall wind that relieves from the heat inhabitants of the Urgell region during summer. [8]
February 19, 2024 at 8:22 AM Flooding in California on Monday Feb. 19, 2024 Forecasters warned of flooding, hail and even tornadoes in parts of California as another heavy storm system moved ...