You might be surprised by when the bald eagle became our national bird
“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National ...
Arizona Daily Star10d
California tragedy sparks fears about growing desert wildfire threat
Large wildfires in the desert were once rare. Now experts worry that invasive plants and a changing fire cycle are putting our saguaros and our homes in danger.
The New York Times14d
These Are the Winds That Turn Wildfires Deadly in L.A.
They also made the blazes fit a pattern. Fires driven by Santa Ana winds, the infamous gusts that howl in over the mountains to the city’s north, account for about 90 percent of the area burned ...
Columbus Dispatch15d
Rain is only a break from LA wildfire danger: 'Keep things down for a week'
The good news: The warm, dry Santa Ana winds that fueled the blazes, particularly the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires that ...
Rain hits L.A. amid worries of mudslides; Malibu schools shut; I-5 closed at Grapevine
Los Angeles County's first significant storm in more than eight months has already forced the closure of the 5 freeway at the Grapevine, unleashed mud on roadways, and triggered the closure of ...
La Crosse Tribune18d
What is the cause of those Santa Ana winds? - Ask Your Science Teacher
Answer: The Santa Ana winds have everything to do with weather. It starts with a high-pressure area over the Great Basin. That’s a huge area, spanning much of Nevada, Utah and parts of ...
KSBW The Central Coast20d
Santa Ana winds bring fire risk to LA and Ventura counties
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SANTA ANA PATTERN DEVELOPS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PEAK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
As fire-fanning winds continue, Southern California readies for potential rain and toxic runoff
A second day of ferocious winds were forecast for Tuesday in Southern California where firefighters remained on alert and extreme fire weather raised the risk of new wildfires ...
New York Post21d
Los Angeles continues to burn as Santa Ana winds return to strength and fuel fires near San Diego
The city was placed under yet another red flag warning Monday as the Santa Ana winds picked up their ferocious speeds and continued into Tuesday, with gusts on the dry mountains blowing between 80 ...
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Strong Winds Return as Firefighters Make Progress
More Santa Ana winds blew into Southern California, again raising wildfire danger even as crews continued their efforts Tuesday to fully contain a pair of massive blazes that erupted amid erratic ...
KDRV22d
Dangerous winds threaten Southern California as firefighters bat down new wildfires
Santa Ana winds are whipping Southern California on Tuesday, sparking fresh fears that progress made fighting wildfires that ...
usa.inquirer22d
New wildfires break out in Southern California: Here’s the latest
The powerful Santa Ana winds continued to buffet Southern California Tuesday ... San Gabriel Valley and the 5 and 14 Freeway corridors. Red flag warnings for Catalina Island, the Palos Verdes Hills ...