Avalanche risk ramps up in Colorado heading into the holiday weekend
Traveling alone in the backcountry significantly increases the risk of avalanche danger, as if an avalanche occurs, you are ...
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Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally
New research from UC scientists links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere's sponge-like ability to drop and ...
L.A.’s ‘off the charts’ dryness keeps risk of new fires high. Rain is desperately needed
There’s a growing risk that significant fire weather could return in Los Angeles and Ventura counties starting early next ...
What California’s hydroclimate whiplash means for wildfires
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 ...
Wind siege ends for LA fire areas, cooler temperatures ahead
The start of a cooling trend begins Thursday, marking the end of the PDS alert and a downgrade of red flag warning zones.
New wildfires erupt in California as flames continue to rage across Los Angeles
Three new wildfires have started in southern California since Monday as dry conditions and destructive winds continued to ...
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‘Virtually Any City on Earth Can Burn Now’
In the superheated 21st century, the old rules for wildfires no longer apply. John Vaillant, author of “Fire Weather,” ...