The winds, gusting more than 70 mph, have been powerful enough to knock over semitrucks and can carry away embers that could ...

Chandler’s bailiwick was the crime genre, and the Santa Ana winds were an augur of physical danger, a kind of toxin that poisoned otherwise rational humans, shoved them toward a wild fatalism.

Arts & Entertainments Art has long found inspiration, and foreboding, in the Santa Ana winds As the Los Angeles fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s ...

LOS ANGELES -- Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known to dry out "the hills and the nerves to flash ...

Multiple wildfires are burning in Los Angeles, fueled by Santa Ana winds. NPR speaks with a National Weather Service meteorologist about why these winds can be so dangerous and destructive.

COHEN: The typical strengths of these winds are on the order of, say, 30-60 miles per hour when they occur a couple times a year. Every once in a while, we get a much stronger Santa Ana wind event ...

Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

Santa Ana winds can sweep urban pollution away, creating sparkling vistas. At the same time, the extreme lack of moisture dries out lips, noses, throats and skin.

During cooler months, Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.