hydroclimate whiplash

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 absorb water.

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LA Fires a Catastrophic Example of Study's 'Hydroclimate Whiplash' Warnings

A series of savage lurches from intensely dry to fiercely wet conditions helped fuel the horrific winter fires we're currently watching destroy parts of Los Angeles and surrounding wilderness.

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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. Hydroclimate whiplash—the rapid shifts between extreme wet and dry weather — has already intensified globally due to climate change.

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Strong winds and dry vegetation: How hydroclimate whiplash turned LA into a tinderbox

As Los Angeles continues to battle devastating wildfires, attention is turning to why they started, and how much climate ...

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 ...

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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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Southern California faces the most extreme ‘whiplash’ in the U.S. Here’s what that means

Extreme Santa Ana winds whipped flames across Los Angeles County last week, with gusts catapulting embers across tinder-dry landscapes and spreading devastating wildfires across the region. The ...

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