Hydroclimate whiplash Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

December 23, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: As a series of atmospheric rivers bring rain and high elevation snow to communities...

UC BERKELEY: Climate whiplash could push creekside forests past their tipping point

UC Berkeley

Ecosystems

December 12, 2025

From UC Berkeley’s Rausser College of Natural Resources Trees along riparian corridors are both vital biodiversity hotspots and incredibly important...

NEVADA TODAY: From stream to lake: new study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe

University of Nevada-Reno

Water quality

October 3, 2025

Researcher Kelly Loria’s recent publication takes a closer look at watershed interactions at the lake through cutting-edge monitoring systems By...

GRIST: How climate change is worsening flooding and heavy rainfall

Grist

Climate change

July 8, 2025

The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out...

The growing impact of ENSO on extreme drought and flood events

NOAA Research

Hydrology

April 28, 2025

By NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory Extreme hydroclimate events, such as droughts, floods, and heavy rainfall, account for a...

DR. DANIEL SWAIN: Drier and Wetter in 21st Century California: Managing increasing hydroclimate whiplash in a warming world

Maven

Climate change Notebook News and Features

March 24, 2025

The Los Angeles fires have become a stark example of the devastating effects of hydroclimate whiplash, as extreme weather patterns...

NOAA: The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles

NOAA Research

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

February 22, 2025

Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Weather whiplash is amplifying wildfire risk

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

February 19, 2025

A new report examines how atmospheric changes contributed to January’s devastating Southern California wildfires By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute...

EOS: How much did climate change affect the Los Angeles wildfires?

American Geophysical Union

Science Wildfires and watersheds

January 29, 2025

High heat, dry fuel, and strong winds drove the Palisades and Eaton blazes. By Emily Dieckman, EOS Climate change made...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Literally off the charts’: LA’s critically dry conditions stun scientists as fires rage

Cal Matters

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 15, 2025

By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

THE CONVERSATION: LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

The Conversation

Climate change Wildfires and watersheds

January 14, 2025

Virginia Iglesias, University of Colorado Boulder Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet while LA neighborhoods burn

Inside Climate News

Climate change Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

January 10, 2025

Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for...