New research from UC scientists links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere's sponge-like ability to drop and ...
Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the ...
Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the ...
As California oscillates between drought and deluge, wildfires rage due to "hydroclimate whiplash" driven by global warming.
Hydroclimate whiplash is a term to refer to rapid weather shifts between very wet and intensely dry, and this phenomenon is increasing around the world ... | Earth And The Environment ...
But even though wildfires and floods seem like meteorological opposites, they appear to be two sides of the same climate coin ...
Hotter air holds more moisture, which means that rainfall can be heavier, or increased evaporation can exacerbate droughts.
In early July 2021, the Oregon Bootleg wildfire was considered seasonally abnormal, taking place slightly earlier than a ...
In a new quick-turn analysis, UCLA climate scientists found that climate change could be responsible for roughly a quarter of ...
Epic events like the Southern California wildfires do not have a singular cause. While we don’t yet know the official causes ...