The fast-moving wildfire s ripping through Southern California are being fueled by the state’s fierce Santa Ana winds.

What are Santa Ana winds? Santa Ana winds flow east to west through Southern California's mountains, according to the National Weather Service.

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.

Santa Ana winds are returning to Southern California with wind gusts peaking up to 45 mph for parts of the region.

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa Ana event different.

Strong and “particularly dangerous” Santa Ana wind conditions battered much of Southern California Wednesday, dramatically raising concerns of wildfires and prompting precautionary power ...

Santa Ana winds are one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California.

According to Accuweather, Santa Ana winds occur when air from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin region of the U.S. flows westward toward lower pressure off the California coast.

Jon Keeley, a research ecologist in California with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create ...

Southern Californians aren't in the clear yet from powerful winds blowing across the region on Wednesday.