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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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