As the wind flows over the Sierra Nevada and Santa Ana mountains, it drops from high elevation to sea level. The sinking air becomes compressed and heats up, and its relative humidity drops.

The Santa Ana winds tend to cause the same corridors to burn over and over again. Experts say the region needs to adapt.

Santa Ana winds can bring disruptive impacts to daily life in Los Angeles and parts of southern California, but when coupled ...

As they move down the Santa Ana and Sierra Nevada mountains and shoot through valleys, the winds compress—creating a rise in their temperature and a drop in their relative humidity. With hot ...

SANTA MONICA ... dry area over Nevada and Utah, east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Great Basin can often act as a bowl as high pressure (sinking air) builds overhead. Winds will move ...

LOS ANGELES — The devastating wildfires in southern California have been fueled by a relatively dry winter season. One of the biggest factors, however, have been the incredibly strong winds that ...

The winds from hell ... high plateau east of the Sierra Nevada), according to meteorologist Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services. Santa Anas then blow over the mountains between the deserts ...

The flames are being fueled by 100 mph wind gusts -- a phenomenon in Southern California known as the Santa Ana ... to the east of the Sierra Nevada range, the towering mountains that run up ...