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

Answer: The Santa Ana winds have everything to do with weather. It starts with a high-pressure area over the Great Basin.

The winds from hell ... high plateau east of the Sierra Nevada), according to meteorologist Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services. Santa Anas then blow over the mountains between the deserts ...

Santa Ana winds can bring disruptive impacts to daily life in Los Angeles and parts of southern California, but when coupled ...

Damaging winds, downed trees, power outages and raging wildfires. Santa Ana winds can lead to all of these and more, potentially leading to life-threatening conditions. Knowing what Santa Ana ...

As they move down the Santa Ana and Sierra Nevada mountains and shoot through valleys, the winds compress—creating a rise in their temperature and a drop in their relative humidity. With hot ...

As they move down the Santa Ana and Sierra Nevada mountains and shoot through valleys, the winds compress -- creating a rise in their temperature and a drop in their relative humidity. With hot, dry ...

As the wind flows over the Sierra Nevada and Santa Ana mountains, it drops from high elevation to sea level. The sinking air becomes compressed and heats up, and its relative humidity drops.

SANTA MONICA ... dry area over Nevada and Utah, east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Great Basin can often act as a bowl as high pressure (sinking air) builds overhead. Winds will move ...