UCLA: Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally UCLA Climate changeHydrologyWildfires and watersheds January 10, 2025New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water By Alison...
GRIST: The ‘weather whiplash’ fueling the Los Angeles fires is becoming more common Grist Climate changeHydrologyWildfires and watersheds January 9, 2025By Kate Yoder, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s supposed...
CAL MATTERS: Fact check: Why is Trump blaming the LA fires on Newsom’s water policies? Cal Matters Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds January 8, 2025President-elect Donald Trump faulted California water policies for the devastating wildfires that are burning in Los Angeles County. The fires...
CAL MATTERS: Too wet and too dry: The crazy north-south gap in California’s rain Cal Matters Hydrology January 8, 2025Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s...