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What are the Santa Ana winds, and how are they impacting the LA wildfires?

Smoke from the Palisades Fire is seen from Point Dume while it burns homes along the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on Wednesday in Malibu, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana winds, the Palisades Fire has burned through thousands of acres while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Getty Images)
Smoke from the Palisades Fire is seen from Point Dume while it burns homes along the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on Wednesday in Malibu, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana winds, the Palisades Fire has burned through thousands of acres while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Getty Images)

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