How Santa Ana 'devil winds' and climate change are fuelling fire conditions in California. By climate reporter Jo Lauder. Topic: Bushfires. Thu 9 Jan Thursday 9 January Thu 9 Jan 2025 at 1:45am.

Days before hurricane-force Santa Ana wind gusts fueled fires that devastated Los Angeles, meteorologists posted eerily accurate warnings that such a scenario was possible. But they’ve had a ...

The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change is increasing the risk By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser The ...

Scientists are working to figure out how climate change played a role in the disaster. Accessibility links. ... Then came powerful Santa Ana winds, gusting above 80 miles per hour.

Santa Ana winds also cause the humidity to drop extremely low, drying out vegetation and adding to the dangerous fire conditions. Usually in California, onshore winds carry moist air from the ...

The Santa Ana winds: ... What role might climate change play? As NPR has reported previously, a hotter atmosphere due to climate change can lead to the rapid spread of wildfires.

But he did note that research shows drought conditions will worsen in the future along with climate change, which means increased fire risk from high winds.Victor Gensini, a Northern Illinois ...

How does climate change affect the Santa Ana winds? Scientists don’t yet know for sure, Mr. Hall said. On one hand, it has “been pretty well demonstrated that warmer temperatures create larger ...

Santa Ana winds are one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California. ... Climate change is a key driver of the trend, CalFire said.

Santa Ana winds are one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an annual weather hazard in southern California. ... Climate change is a key driver of the trend, CalFire said.