The Madre and Gifford fires have to date scorched more than 200,000 acres on the Central Coast. Why was the area so susceptible?

New evacuations have been ordered in Central California as the massive Gifford Fire nears 100,000 acres burned.

The January wildfires caused an estimated $53 billion in total damage, $40 billion of which were insured losses, and ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds fueled the rapid spread of the blazes. Climate change has likely contributed to the unprecedented wildfires that are raging through Southern California. Five wildfires ...

Santa Ana winds are blowing through California, and parts of the state are at an increased risk of wildfires because of drought.

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue ...

Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as the landscape remains dangerously starved of rain, and as firefighters ...

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

The Santa Ana winds fanning wildfires that have killed at least 25 people in Southern California and destroyed more than 10,000 houses, businesses and other structures in Greater Los Angeles are ...

A meteorologist explains how the Santa Ana winds form and how they impact the current California wildfires.

The Santa-Ana winds combined with severe drought conditions, strong wind gusts up to 75mph, and very low humidity are what led to the fast moving and growing wildfires in Los Angeles, California.

One of the biggest stories of 2025 thus far has been the wildfires in California. A common occurrence in that state, wildfires are often fueled by a combination of drought and terrain. The terrain ...