2 days ago · The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a report found, citing the Santa Ana winds that quickly spread the fires and made them highly challenging to extinguish.

Jan 9, 2025 · There is little evidence for climate change affecting Santa Ana winds themselves, but there is strong evidence that climate change has greatly increased the occurrence of extreme fire weather conditions in Southern California in autumn and early winter (Goss et al. 2020, Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme autumn wildfire ...

2 days ago · Still, for other extreme conditions that led to Los Angeles' fires, like the strong Santa Ana winds and lack of rain, discerning the role of climate change is scientifically trickier.

2 days ago · The Santa Ana winds tend to cause the same corridors to burn over and over again. Experts say the region needs to adapt.

Jan 8, 2025 · Powerful Santa Ana winds fueled the rapid spread of the blazes. Climate change has likely contributed to the unprecedented wildfires that are raging through Southern California. Five wildfires -- the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Woodley and Lidia fires -- were burning through Ventura and Los Angeles counties on Wednesday.

Jan 17, 2025 · Many factors, such as strong Santa Ana winds and urban planning decisions, played into the recent destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area. But the evidence is clear that climate change ...

Jan 9, 2025 · There’s no sure link between Santa Ana winds — gusts from the east that come down the mountains, gain speed and hit the coast — to human-caused climate change, said Daniel Swain, climate scientist for the California Institute for Water Resources.

Jan 9, 2025 · Each year California experiences the Santa Ana winds, usually in the cooler months between September and May. Sometimes called the 'devil winds', the Santa Ana winds have fuelled some of California's worst fires. These hot, dry blasts originate over the deserts of Utah and Nevada and blow across to southern California.

Jan 7, 2025 · The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change is increasing the risk

Abstract We downscale Santa Ana winds (SAWs) from eight global climate models (GCMs) and validate key aspects of their climatology over the historical period. We then assess SAW evolution and behavior through the 21st century, paying special attention to …