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 ...
October to April is normally considered to be the wet season in California, yet this January, the region is experiencing some ...
“Hydroclimate whiplash” – or rapid swings between intensely dry and extremely wet periods of weather – is happening more ...
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 ...
Gov. Newsom tilts at carbon emissions, not fire mitigation.