Santa Ana winds also cause the humidity to drop extremely ... While California has always experienced what it calls wildfires, climate change is exacerbating the conditions they need to thrive.

Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.

A recent report by the World Weather Attribution group , which analyzes the influence global warming has on extreme weather ...

Santa Ana winds are blowing through California, and parts of the state are at an increased risk of wildfires because of drought.

Santa Ana winds are returning to San Diego County Wednesday evening, surging temperatures and prompting a wind advisory for ...

As the coastal population keeps expanding into the sloping backcountry where Santa Ana winds roar and climate change ...

SACRAMENTO— A bill to assess fees on the largest fossil fuel polluters to pay for the climate damage they’ve caused in ...

In California’s recent Fourth Climate Change Assessment, the Scripps team produced an ... Scripps climate scientist Janin Guzman Morales’ research on Santa Ana winds – traditionally most noted in the ...

In general, Charlotte and North Carolina are not typically thought of as fire-prone regions. However, the Southeast ...

As NPR has reported previously, a hotter atmosphere due to climate change can lead to the rapid spread of wildfires. As for having an impact on the frequency and intensity of Santa Ana winds, Ting is ...

Back-to-back atmospheric river storms began to hit Los Angeles County Tuesday night — giving the region much-needed moisture ahead of another potential round of Santa Ana winds. Forecasters were ...