Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out ...

New studies are finding the fingerprints of climate change in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, which made some of extreme ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane ... Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire ...

Fire season continues to drag on with another round of Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions this week ... and it's going to get drier and warmer,” UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said, during ...

The Hughes Fire started just before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, north of where fire crews are working to fully ...

At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern California, and the three largest have already killed at least five people, ...

The Santa Ana winds have been a major factor in the spread of the Los Angeles wildfires. The National asks Prof. Janine Baijnath-Rodino, director of meteorology at UCLA, to break down why the ...

Los Angeles has experienced one of its worst disasters as powerful Santa Ana winds ... explained via UCLA’s The Conversation what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and ...

“Be prepared.” Wakimoto, who is also an atmospheric scientist, said the Santa Ana winds forecast was concerning for Los Angeles communities but not necessarily for UCLA. “They are now ...

In some parts of California, fire season is now year-round due to rising heat and little rain. High winds and dry conditions are fueling L.A.’s infernos.

Climate change did not cause the Los Angeles wildfires, nor the now infamous Santa Ana winds. But its fingerprints were all ...