A confluence of factors is making wildfires worse. Among them: increasingly dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions in ...

Research shows rapid shifts between wet and dry extremes are increasing. Scientists say this 'hydroclimate whiplash' contributed to California's devastating fires.

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 ...

Rapid swings from intensely wet conditions to extreme dryness are becoming more common, according to a new study. Scientists call it ‘hydroclimate whiplash,’ and it can lead to devastating ...

A new report suggests that climate change-induced factors, like reduced rainfall, primed conditions for the Palisades and ...

Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires in Southern California, experts say.

A series of savage lurches from intensely dry to fiercely wet conditions helped fuel the horrific winter fires we're currently watching destroy parts of Los Angeles and surrounding wilderness.

Although pieces of the analysis include degrees of uncertainty, researchers said trends show climate change increased the ...

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 ...