On top of the human tragedy they’re still inflicting, the Los Angeles wildfires are exposing a gap between what people thought their homes were worth and what they’ll actually get from insurance ...

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 ...

Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the ...

“Hydroclimate whiplash” – or rapid swings between intensely dry and extremely wet periods of weather – is happening more ...

Rapid swings from intensely wet conditions to extreme dryness are becoming more common, according to a new study. Scientists ...

Lightning, sparks from cars or power lines, campfires and arsonists set areas aflame. Dry Santa Ana winds (40-70 mph, with gusts of 120-150 mph) whip fires into infernos. Depleted, defunded fire ...

We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- ...

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LA Waterkeeper shared this summary information resource about how the LA fires will affect area water supplies, as well as ...

Hydroclimate whiplash, or abrupt shifts between dry and wet weather, made Southern California vulnerable to the wildfires.

New research from UC scientists links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere's sponge-like ability to drop and ...

The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a ...