Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds. They are cold, dry, down-sloping winds that warm as they descend a mountain side.

The Central Coast’s topography significantly impacts wind patterns. Offshore winds here are typically downslope, known as katabatic winds — a term derived from the Greek word katabatikos ...

Commonwealth Bay might be a beautiful location for a fan of wintery landscapes, but it also happens to hold the Guinness World Record for the fastest recorded katabatic wind in history ...

In 2025 Team Polar consists of 42 motivated students from diverse backgrounds, representing 10 different academic majors and 14 nationalities. Over the past weeks Team Polar has been laying the ...

In a state nearly 1,000 miles long, nature’s chaos was breaking out everywhere: katabatic winds in forests ... “I know the fierceness of a Santa Ana wind — I felt my first one when I was ...

The recent Southern California wildfires, whipped out of control by strong “Santa Ana winds,” erased peoples’ lives and ...

The solar PV panels, sourced from German company Aleo Solar, have been built to withstand extreme weather conditions in the Antarctic, the coldest continent on earth, where katabatic wind speeds can ...

The executive order he signed Monday temporarily halts offshore wind energy lease sales in federal waters and pauses approvals, permits and loans for both offshore and onshore wind. During the ...

Germany's leading source of electric power generation got a big boost in 2024, according to latest industry figures. Regulators approved more than 2,400 new onshore wind turbines with a total ...