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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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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What California’s hydroclimate whiplash means for wildfires

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 ...

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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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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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 ...

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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 ...

‘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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Weather West: Hydroclimate Volatility On A Warming Earth

The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog Note: This special Weather West article focuses on ...

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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 ...

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