Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Meteorological breakdown of the deadly wildfires that continue to ravage portions of the Los Angeles, CA, metro area. We'll discuss the geographical and meteorological factors that come together to create wildfire events like this in the LA area and show how the pattern has evolved over the last day to fuel these devastating fires.

Thumbnail image by the Associated Press via Sky News.

Contents
0:00 Introduction
2:52 Explanation of Santa Ana winds
13:41 Drought conditions
14:26 Meteorological data analysis for the LA event
18:50 Wrap-up