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 ...

A series of savage lurches from intensely dry to fiercely wet conditions helped fuel the horrific winter fires we're currently watching destroy parts of Los Angeles and surrounding wilderness.

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 ...

Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have uncovered a global pattern of what they're calling 'hydroclimate whiplash' – rapid swings between intensely wet and ...

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

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 ...

Although pieces of the analysis include degrees of uncertainty, researchers said trends show climate change increased the ...

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 ...

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 ...