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 ...

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

As Los Angeles continues to battle devastating wildfires, attention is turning to why they started, and how much climate ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

"These are not once-in-100-year events anymore." As the planet's temperatures continue to rise, climate experts say extreme ...