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Santa Ana winds: What is causing the deadly fires sweeping across Los Angeles?

The Palisades and Eaton Fires have caused the most damage so far, spreading over 29,000 acres collectively.

LiveScience

Visual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?

Santa Ana winds, drought and a hotter planet have helped exacerbate the fires in California

The Guardian - US

Wildfires, evacuations across California’s Los Angeles: What we know

With strong winds in California, the Palisades, Hurst and Eaton fires continue to blaze through Los Angeles.

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What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling devastating fires across Southern California?

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme weather warning of a life-threatening and destructive windstorm

The Independent UK

What are the Santa Ana winds fueling the California wildfires?

The fierce winds are created by high pressure over the Great Basin – the vast desert interior of the west

The Guardian - US

Understanding Santa Ana Winds In Southern California

Learn about Santa Ana winds in Southern California, their formation, wildfire risk, and impact on health and the environment.

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Strong Santa Ana Winds Pose Fire Risks In Southern California

Millions in the region to be impacted by the season's strongest Santa Ana event, increasing the risk of wildfires.

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California wildfire threatens 1,300 homes south-east of Los Angeles

Fire whipped by gusty Santa Ana winds tears through rural area with 4,000 people under evacuation orders

The Guardian - US

Southern California wildfire prompts evacuation order for thousands as Santa Ana winds fuel flames

Fire officials are battling a wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds that's ripping through rural land southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes

The Independent UK

Southern California Edison reports ‘circuit activity’ at time of Coastal fire that destroyed 20 homes in Laguna Niguel

LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine the cause of a brush fire that burned at least 20 homes in Laguna Niguel, fueled by winds and dry conditions caused by California’s intense drought.

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‘We no longer have a fire season. We have a fire year.’ Heat, winds fueled winter blaze near Laguna Beach

LOS ANGELES — An unseasonable heat wave and gusty Santa Ana winds fueled a brush fire that forced thousands of people to flee an affluent Orange County coastal community on Thursday, stoking fears that dangerous blazes could become more common in dry winter months.

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