Floods and droughts: Hydroclimate whiplash is accelerating | UCLA
Jan 9, 2025 · The global consequences of hydroclimate whiplash include not only floods and droughts, but the heightened danger of whipsawing between the two, including the bloom-and …
Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding …
Jan 16, 2025 · The global consequences of hydroclimate whiplash include not only floods and droughts, but the heightened danger of whipsawing between the two, including the bloom-and …
Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth - Nature
Jan 9, 2025 · Using a metric of ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index, global-averaged subseasonal (3-month) and interannual (12-month) …
Whiplash: How Big Swings in Precipitation Fueled the L.A. Fires
Jan 16, 2025 · Kolbert: Let’s talk a little bit about the idea of “hydroclimate whiplash” — sudden large or frequent swings between very dry and very wet conditions — which you wrote about …
Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding …
Jan 9, 2025 · Los Angeles is burning, and accelerating hydroclimate whiplash is the key climate connection. After years of severe drought, dozens of atmospheric rivers deluged California …
Geo explainer: What is hydroclimate whiplash? - Geographical
Jan 10, 2025 · The devastating Californian wildfires that have ravaged communities in Los Angeles are thought to have been linked to a phenomenon scientists have dubbed as …
'Hydroclimate Whiplash' Happening More Often, Study Says
Jan 17, 2025 · “Hydroclimate whiplash” – or rapid swings between intensely dry and extremely wet periods of weather – is happening more often worldwide, according to a new study. What …
"Hydroclimate whiplash" is wreaking havoc across the U.S.
Jan 10, 2025 · The study found that hydroclimate whiplash has increased worldwide by 31% to 66% since the mid-20th century – outpacing predictions made by climate models. The trend is …
Climate Scientists Warn of Growing Whiplash Effect on Weather
Jan 9, 2025 · A group of climate scientists, led by Swain, published a study on Thursday in the journal Nature Reviews that found what they call “hydroclimate whiplash” — fast swings …
Intensifying climate whiplash linked to California fires, study finds ...
Jan 9, 2025 · Research shows rapid shifts between wet and dry extremes are increasing. Scientists say this 'hydroclimate whiplash' contributed to California's devastating fires.