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Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally
New research from UC scientists links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere's sponge-like ability to drop and ...
How hydroclimate whiplash contributed to the severity of California wildfires
Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the ...
What California’s hydroclimate whiplash means for wildfires
Extreme Santa Ana winds whipped flames across Los Angeles County last week, with gusts catapulting embers across tinder-dry landscapes spreading devastating wildfires across the region. The Palisades ...
Saturday Citations: Hydroclimate whiplash in a catastrophic era, cellular coordination, a really old ice core
This week, researchers at the Desert Research Institute reported that lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ...
Fire and floods: the rise of climate whiplash
But even though wildfires and floods seem like meteorological opposites, they appear to be two sides of the same climate coin ...
Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world
Global heating means atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches ...
Why a Rain 'Whiplash' Is to Blame for Los Angeles Fires
A study published Thursday has put the blame for the wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles on an emerging climate ...
L.A. fires show the human cost of climate-driven 'whiplash' between wet and dry extremes
October to April is normally considered to be the wet season in California, yet this January, the region is experiencing some ...
Research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere's sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water
Los Angeles is burning, and accelerating hydroclimate whiplash is the key climate connection. After years of severe drought, ...
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Climate and environment updates: Fires would have been extreme without climate change
The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...
From Torrential Rains to Raging Fires: California’s Accelerating Hydroclimate Whiplash
As California oscillates between drought and deluge, wildfires rage due to "hydroclimate whiplash" driven by global warming.
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Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally
Hydroclimate whiplash -- rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather -- has already increased globally due to climate change, with further large increases expected as warming ...