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Santa Ana winds and how we (don't) track them | Edgar McGregor | TEDxPasadena

The United States government does not keep any records of Santa Ana windstorms—or any windstorms for that matter. In this TEDx Pasadena Talk, local Meteorologist Edgar McGregor, whose town and worksite were destroyed in the catastrophic January 2025 Eaton Fire, proposes a new windstorm classification scale to be used in all non-hurricane wind events nationwide. Edgar McGregor is a meteorologist and environmental activist living in the Pasadena area. After cleaning up trash daily for nearly 2,000 days at Eaton Canyon, he recognized the potential for a major wildfire over a week in advance of the events of January 7th. His early warnings allowed Altadena residents to plan and prepare for a cataclysmic wildfire. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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