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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists from LA confirmed this see-sawing weather pattern is what set their city ablaze. And the same phenomenon threatens ...

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 ...