Research shows rapid shifts between wet and dry extremes are increasing. Scientists say this 'hydroclimate whiplash' contributed to California's devastating fires.

Hydroclimate whiplash -- rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather -- has already increased globally due to climate change, with further large increases expected as warming ...

A confluence of factors is making wildfires worse. Among them: increasingly dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions in ...

Rapid swings from intensely wet conditions to extreme dryness are becoming more common, according to a new study. Scientists call it ‘hydroclimate whiplash,’ and it can lead to devastating ...

As if Los Angeles doesn't have enough to contend with in the aftermath of its catastrophic fires, NASA is now warning slow ...

A new report suggests that climate change-induced factors, like reduced rainfall, primed conditions for the Palisades and ...

Swain has said the "hydroclimate whiplash" in California has increased fire risk twofold: "First, by greatly increasing the growth of flammable grass and brush in the months leading up to fire ...

The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the destructive LA fires were likely due to global heating, a new ...

Hydroclimate whiplash — rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather — has already increased globally due to climate change, with further large increases expected as warming ...