California, climate

This is how climate change contributed to the California wildfires
Climate change has likely contributed to the unprecedented wildfires that are raging through Southern California, research shows.
How climate change worsened the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history
The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a factor in the fires' intensity.
Opinion
Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires
Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California’s leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of
How Climate Change Has Fueled L.A.’s Devastating Wildfires: ‘We Have Unleashed Forces Beyond Our Control’
Climate change didn’t start the wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles County this week. But the big swings in weather patterns that have accelerated over the past two decades serve as rocket fuel that intensifies the flames and spreads the devastation.
Why LA is on fire (it’s not just climate change)
The fires that have engulfed Los Angeles cap the hottest decade in history. Each year in the last ten was record-warm, but 2024 was the warmest ever recorded. Last year, Earth was 1.6C hotter than the temperature
Los Angeles Wildfires Explained:Scientists Break Silence On How Climate Change Fueled LA Devastation
The recent Los Angeles wildfires have burned larger and hotter due to climate change, according to a UCLA study. Researchers attribute 25% of the available fuel to climate-driven factors, including wet winters,
How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...
‘Santa Ana’ winds and climate change: What is behind wildfires blazing in Southern California?
Experts have suggested that the three wildfires in Southern California have moved so quickly and caused large-scale ...
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Fire-Whipping Los Angeles Winds Are at the Heart of a Climate Riddle
Days before hurricane-force Santa Ana wind gusts fueled fires that devastated ... But they’ve had a harder time pinpointing the role of climate change in events like this. For the last several ...
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The unusually strong force behind the apocalyptic fires in Los Angeles
Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change ... On top of this, the Santa Ana winds, Southern California’s seasonal gusts, were unusually strong. They typically blow ...
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The clear links between the California wildfires and climate change
Santa Ana winds are a natural event, but mix them with climate change, and these fires are what can happen. It’s also ...
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How Santa Ana 'devil winds' and climate change are fuelling fire conditions in California
LA fires live updates: Follow our blog for the latest updates on the situation in California ... at the Climate Council. He recalls experiencing fires fuelled by the Santa Ana winds.
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How the Ferocious Santa Ana Winds Are Fueling the Palisades Fire
The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change ...
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Here's the role climate change may be playing in deadly SoCal wildfires, experts say
"What we have clear evidence of is that climate change is contributing to the warming ... RELATED: 5 fatalities confirmed ...
The common thread between hurricanes and wildfires? Increasingly strong winds
The common thread between hurricanes and wildfires? Increasingly strong winds - Hurricane-force winds have major destructive ...