Global weather records show hydroclimate whiplash has swelled globally by 31% to 66% since the mid-20th century, the international team of climate researchers found—even more than climate models ...

Moisture sweeping down the coast will drench much of California, including areas that burned severely just a month ago.

Swain has said the "hydroclimate whiplash" in California has increased fire risk twofold: "First, by greatly increasing the growth of flammable grass and brush in the months leading up to fire season, ...

But to Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at U.C.L.A. and author of the Weather West blog, one significant factor already seems clear: "hydroclimate whiplash." The phenomenon is characterized by a very ...

Over the last several years, B.C. filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper have explored and created a documentary titled Incandescence , which is an inside look at how wildfires impact the ecosystem ...

The Los Angeles fires, at least in part, are a product of this sort of “hydroclimate whiplash.” In 2023 and 2024, the city experienced unusually wet winters, which spurred the growth of ...