Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds.

As another round of wild Santa Ana winds threatens Southern California this week ... prone areas along Pacific Coast Highway, up in the hills, Calabasas and Topanga and Station 89, the largest ...

Jessica Simpson has fled her $22 million Southern California home, formerly owned by Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, following a wildfire that erupted in West Hills.

Santa Ana winds are expected to usher in dry wildfire conditions for Southern California on New Year ... 30 to 45 mph over the mountains and hills, it said. Humidity levels are expected to ...

By Carly Thomas, Lily Ford A new wildfire erupted in West Hills, California, on Thursday evening ... fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds. In an update on Friday at 5 p.m., the Ventura County Fire ...

A new wildfire erupted in West Hills, California ... and Hidden Hills areas. The Kenneth Fire started near the west end of Victory Boulevard at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, fanned by gusty Santa ...

California, on Thursday evening, close to homes in the Calabasas and Hidden Hills areas. The Kenneth Fire started near the west end of Victory Boulevard at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, fanned by gusty ...

At least 10 people have been killed by the fast-moving wildfires tearing across the Los Angeles area this week.While ...

says the Santa Ana winds are most common during the cooler months from September through May. They are caused by high pressure over the desert of the southwestern U.S., that pushes through the ...

which began Thursday afternoon near the Los Angeles and Ventura county line and threatened homes in Calabasas and Hidden Hills. Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fire consumed more than 1,000 ...

Fires have been ripping through the forests and scrublands of California for millennia. Indeed, with its combination of long dry seasons and intense Santa Ana winds ... Pacific Palisades and the ...