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 ...

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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 ...

California has become a vivid example of a global phenomenon known as “hydroclimate whiplash,” which involves sudden and ...

A series of savage lurches from intensely dry to fiercely wet conditions helped fuel the horrific winter fires we're ...

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 ...

As California oscillates between drought and deluge, wildfires rage due to "hydroclimate whiplash" driven by global warming.

Climate change is causing more rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather, leading to droughts, flooding ...

This week, researchers at the Desert Research Institute reported that lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ...

Scientists from LA confirmed this see-sawing weather pattern is what set their city ablaze. And the same phenomenon threatens ...

"These are not once-in-100-year events anymore." As the planet's temperatures continue to rise, climate experts say extreme ...