The fires ripping through California are fanned by some pretty amazing winds called the Santa Anas. Jeanna Bryner over at Livescience has a nice little blurb of what they are:
"Like water forced through a narrowing hose, the winds get a speed boost as they squeeze through tight passages between mountain ranges. When the winds reach at least 28 mph (46 kilometers per hour), the National Weather Service calls them Santa Ana winds."
"Like water forced through a narrowing hose, the winds get a speed boost as they squeeze through tight passages between mountain ranges. When the winds reach at least 28 mph (46 kilometers per hour), the National Weather Service calls them Santa Ana winds."
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