The study analyzed weather and climate models to assess how a warmer atmosphere is increasing the likelihood of fire-prone ...
Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the ...
“There’s this extreme level of frustration,” University of California, Merced professor and wildfire researcher Crystal Kolden said. “But that frustration … it is really a function of ...
(NEXSTAR) – In the wake of several deadly California wildfires ... a combination of powerful Santa Ana winds, gusting at roughly 100 mph, and dry vegetation. University of California Merced ...
Once-in-a-decade super strong Santa ... California attractive to 25 million residents, said study co-author John Abatzoglou, a climate and fire scientist at the University of California Merced ...