The L.A. Times Features team shares the places that have helped them amid uncertainty, be it a hot spring, cool desert, ...

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring ...

Authorities warned this week of a possibly "life-threatening, destructive" Santa Ana windstorm, one that could rival or exceed conditions during the recent Mountain and Franklin fires. The ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...

City workers and celebrities, teachers and tycoons talk about what they lost in the Los Angeles fires — and how they’ll ...

Like Florida panthers, Southern California mountain lions in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica mountains are extremely isolated by freeways and development. A recent study has documented high levels of ...

Wildfires in Southern California have prompted major discussions about water in the state. Here's an overview of where water comes from in the region.

Denver's location near the Rocky Mountains makes it prone to turbulent ... A stock image of planes at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California. A stock image of planes at John Wayne Airport ...

Extreme fires broke out around Los Angeles, California, on 7 January. Fanned by powerful Santa Ana mountain winds and burning through tinder-dry vegetation, the fires rapidly spread into urban areas.

The airflow and pressure push this air west, toward the California Coast. Here, it encounters smaller mountain ranges, including the Santa Ana Mountains east and south of Los Angeles. Between these ...

Extreme fires broke out around Los Angeles, California, on 7 January. Fanned by powerful Santa Ana mountain winds and burning through tinder-dry vegetation, the fires rapidly spread into urban areas.