Santa Ana Winds Joan Didion

Santa Ana winds, Los Angeles

Art has long found inspiration, and foreboding, in the Santa Ana winds

As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the forces that shape it.

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Fueling the Los Angeles fires: the Santa Ana winds

Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known to dry out "the hills and the nerves to flash point." For Joan Didion, they blew "sandstorms out along Route 66,

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Los Angeles officials say they are more prepared as Santa Ana winds ramp up

Mayor Karen Bass and fire chiefs addressed media questions as Santa Ana winds ramp up again in Los Angeles. Niki Gunter

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The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

For 200 years LA has been close to the edge. Now it’s fallen over it

I’ve walked the streets of LA, its history as vivid as its fires. Now, the city burns, and its dreams smoulder in the ash ...

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As drought worsens in Southern California, Santa Ana winds bring 'extreme fire conditions'

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Los Angeles and parts of Ventura County through Thursday evening, meaning that conditions for wildfires will be at their highest thanks ...

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Windblown dust and ash advisory remains as strong Santa Ana winds expected throughout Los Angeles County

A windblown dust and ash advisory remains in effect in Los Angeles County as another round of strong Santa Ana winds is ...

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