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 ...

This week, researchers at the Desert Research Institute reported that lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ...

A series of savage lurches from intensely dry to fiercely wet conditions helped fuel the horrific winter fires we're ...

California has become a vivid example of a global phenomenon known as “hydroclimate whiplash,” which involves sudden and ...

As Los Angeles continues to battle devastating wildfires, attention is turning to why they started, and how much climate ...

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 ...

A study published Thursday has put the blame for the wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles on an emerging climate ...

Scientists from LA confirmed this see-sawing weather pattern is what set their city ablaze. And the same phenomenon threatens ...

As California oscillates between drought and deluge, wildfires rage due to "hydroclimate whiplash" driven by global warming.

Los Angeles is burning, and accelerating hydroclimate whiplash is the key climate connection. After years of severe drought, ...

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 ...