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 ...

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

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

But even though wildfires and floods seem like meteorological opposites, they appear to be two sides of the same climate coin ...

Global heating means atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...