Fierce Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California on Tuesday, triggering a red flag warning for large areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and intensifying the Soto fire in Jurupa Valley.

The Malibu wildfire is being fueled by powerful and erratic Santa Ana winds, complicating firefighting efforts and threatening more damage.

Southern California is preparing for another round of strong, potentially hazardous Santa Ana winds, just over a month after a similar event contributed to the Mountain Fire, which burned nearly 20,000 acres in Ventura County.