The Santa Ana Winds are a type of desert wind that resides in California, it is a hot and dry wind that comes downhill from the east and blows into southern California. Its name comes from the Santa Ana Canyon, which the wind blows through once it comes down from the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains. Once it is off the mountains it disperses above the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles Basin before it precedes to spread out over the Pacific Ocean. It is said that the winds can blow at over 90 knots when it goes through the Santa Ana Canyon.
Nonetheless, these winds can be devastating for the crops and wildlife, given that it can dry out crops and is known to dry out the shrubbery in the wilderness which can assist in the cause of bushfires.
Nonetheless, these winds can be devastating for the crops and wildlife, given that it can dry out crops and is known to dry out the shrubbery in the wilderness which can assist in the cause of bushfires.