Mountain passes speed up hot, dry air, giving this U.S. state its Santa Ana winds
It was one of 
those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and ... 
the air heats up and dries out, and it speeds up as it snakes its way... [DOC] [TLE] THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CURSE: The Santa Ana Winds [PAR] After three and a half years Southern California is still recovering from scars left ...