Rapid swings from intensely wet conditions to extreme dryness are becoming more common, according to a new study. Scientists ...

“Hydroclimate whiplash” – or rapid swings between intensely dry and extremely wet periods of weather – is happening more ...

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 and spreading devastating wildfires across the region. The ...

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 ...

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

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists found that large swings between severe wet and dry weather, a phenomenon known as hydroclimate whiplash, have increased from ...

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 ...