Southern California: Thousands of people were without power this week and winds downed several trees
The Santa Ana winds are a phenomenon that occurs every year in California.
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During the last few days there have been in southern California powerful winds and gusts of up to 70 miles per hour . The National Weather Service (NWS) issued days before several red flag alerts for the Santa Ana winds in San Diego, Los Angeles and Ventura, which were precisely the most affected by the meteorological phenomenon that caused some specific fires in the region .
In Pacoima, in Los Angeles, winds of up to 70 mph and in Sylmar there were some bush fires that consumed a few hectares. Although it did not consume any structure, the firefighters are forced to suffocate it quickly by the winds , which can stoke a fire across several acres quickly.
Water vapor satellite this afternoon helps us “see” how dry it is across # SoCal . The dark reds & pinks reflect relative warm brightness temperatures, ie, very dry air over the region. As many as 340 observation sites in our counties have humidities less than 11 percent. # CAwx pic.twitter.com/I1TwSj4z0D
For its part, CalFire indicated that they have increased their resources and staff to prevent any fire by the Santa Ana winds which, according to AccuWeather, will last until Saturday.
“ I’d rather have an excess of wind and less energy than burn my house , ”Carl Pride, a Fontana resident told CNN .
The winds knocked down a tree that fell on a house in East Hollywood and in Orange there were also several damages resulting from the blizzards.
The West Coast has suffered one of its worst droughts in more than a century of history. According to CalFire, this 2021 More than 8 have been registered, 000 wildfires that consumed more than 3 million acres , including the ancient redwoods, the trees with the most biomass of the Earth.
Although there have been no major fires in California, local authorities are still waiting for this round of Santa winds Ana that, combined with the land and dry vegetation, could easily cause a great fire that would spread with extreme ease due to the atmospheric conditions of the region .
