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 · Jan 8, 2025
Legacy of dust: How Owens Valley air pollution increases LA water bills OLANCHA, Calif. — Even as worsening drought and aridification force Los Angeles to end its overwhelming dependence on imported water, Angelenos may soon realize that weaning themselves off supplies from the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada doesn’t mean they will stop paying for the city’s long, complicated history there. Los Angeles Times · Nov 10, 2022