Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the ...

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

New research from UC scientists links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere's sponge-like ability to drop and ...

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

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

Climate change is causing more rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather, leading to droughts, flooding ...

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

The state's naturally variable climate increases its wildfire risk. Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires ...

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how wildfires like the deadly ones burning in California can grow so quickly.

Lead researcher of the study Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA, explained sudden shifts between extremely dry and wet weather, known as hydroclimate whiplash, create the ideal conditions for ...

October to April is normally considered to be the wet season in California, yet this January, the region is experiencing some ...

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