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.

Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.

A Santa Ana wind event is fueling wildfires in Los Angeles that have destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. Here’s what to know about the winds.

Santa Ana winds, which are common in Southern California during cooler months, are behind some of the Golden State’s most vicious fires.

What to know about Santa Ana winds. Wind moves from high pressure to low pressure. When you add Southern California's rugged topography of mountains, canyons and passes, that wind can now pick up ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews are battling a vegetation fire that is burning in San Diego County near State Route 94 ...

Santa Ana winds, which are common in Southern California during cooler months, are behind some of the Golden State’s most vicious fires. They are notorious for turning small sparks into ...

The name is understood to be linked to Santa Ana Canyon in Orange County, but the weather has other nicknames such as “devil winds” or “red wind.” Santa Ana occurs during the cooler months ...

Just after 10:30 a.m. on a cool, foggy January morning, smoke began rising from a ridge above Pacific Palisades — a quiet ...

Seven months after the Mountain Fire, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office is reviewing an investigation into its cause.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews battled a brush fire that is burning in Oceanside near College Boulevard on Tuesday .