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 wildfires in Southern California, experts say.
How 'hydroclimate whiplash' and climate change may have contributed to severity of LA fires
"These are not once-in-100-year events anymore." As the planet's temperatures continue to rise, climate experts say extreme weather is more likely to cause historic events like we're seeing with the Southern California fires.
Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally
The “expanding atmospheric sponge,” or the atmosphere's ability to evaporate, absorb and release 7% more water for every degree Celsius the planet warms, is a key driver of the whiplash.
‘Hydroclimate whiplash’ and LA wildfires
FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how wildfires like the deadly ones burning in California can grow so quickly.
Hydroclimate whiplash sparked by global warming fuels LA wildfires
By Newsbase Los Angeles’ deadly wildfires have been sparked by a phenomenon known as “hydroclimate whiplash”, the LA Times reported on January 9. According to scientists, hydroclimate whiplash occurs when there is a major shift from wet weather to extremely dry weather.
How climate whiplash contributed to the severity of the California fires
Hydroclimate whiplash — the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions — likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires burning in Southern California, according to experts. In recent years, part
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 ...
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 ...
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"Hydroclimate whiplash" is wreaking havoc across the U.S.
California has become a vivid example of a global phenomenon known as “hydroclimate whiplash,” which involves sudden and ...
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.
Climate Change Is Causing More "Hydroclimate Whiplash"
Climate change is causing more rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather, leading to droughts, flooding ...
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 ...
‘Hydroclimate whiplash’: The new phenomenon unleashing deadly fires on our cities
Scientists from LA confirmed this see-sawing weather pattern is what set their city ablaze. And the same phenomenon threatens ...
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Intensifying climate ‘whiplash’ set the stage for devastating California fires
Jan. 10, 2025 “We’re in a whiplash event now, wet to dry, in Southern California,” said Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist who led the research. “The evidence shows that hydroclimate ...
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 ...