A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event is expected.
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los Angeles County, Southern California now faces another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana Winds Monday.
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.
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Santa Ana winds threaten again this week as firefighters labor to douse Los Angeles blazes"A strong Santa Ana Wind event is expected to develop Monday and last through at least Tuesday," the National Weather Service said.
The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.
Cleanup efforts are underway across Los Angeles County as residents pick up the pieces after three weeks of nonstop fires.
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As firefighters battle the Eaton and Palisades fires in Southern California, strong Santa ... Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has also "surged and positioned" more than 790 firefighters and 76 trucks, hand crews, dozers and airplanes in Los ...
Firefighters in battle-scarred Los Angeles County and around Southern California could again ... “A strong and dry Santa Ana event with extreme fire weather conditions is increasingly likely ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters quickly extinguished several brush fires that erupted Monday in Southern California amid windy and dry conditions. The extreme fire weather is raising the risk of new wildfires like the two major blazes still burning near Los Angeles that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago.
In early January 2025, just a week after New Year, furious 80 mph Santa Ana winds swept through SoCal. The winds are natural, occurring when cool, pressurized desert air heats and picks up speed as it races down a mountainside.
Although pieces of the analysis include degrees of uncertainty, researchers said trends show climate change increased the likelihood of the fires.
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