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Multiple wildfires are burning in Los Angeles, fueled by Santa Ana winds. NPR speaks with a National Weather Service meteorologist about why these winds can be so dangerous and destructive.
Santa Ana winds, which are common in Southern California during cooler months, are behind some of the Golden State’s most vicious fires.
How was the Eaton fire of Southern California able to start and spread so easily in the winter month of January?
Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds. They are cold, dry, down-sloping winds that warm as they descend a mountain side.
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