Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
Climate change ignited LA’s wildfire risk — these startups want to extinguish it
Extreme weather conditions will be more common, according to the study, adding fresh urgency to a burgeoning group of climate adaptation startups.
Conditions that fueled L.A. fires were 35% more likely because of climate change, scientists find
The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate change, according to a new report.
Climate Change Fan the Flames: The Science Behind Southern California Wildfires
A recent study finds human-caused climate change has increased the likelihood and intensity of the conditions leading to Southern California's devastating wildfires. While other factors like dry winds and weather patterns contribute,
Climate change obviously key factor in growing fire threat
I was astounded to read the article posing this question regarding our current extraordinary fire risk in Southern California which does not
Climate change worsened LA wildfires, researchers say
The dry, windy conditions that helped spread the blazes were 35 percent more likely to occur because of global warming.
Climate change could have been factor in California wildfires, study finds
A weather analysis organization thinks climate change could be a factor in the recent southern California wildfires.
Human-fuelled climate change contributed to California wildfires, analysis suggests
As Southern California gets some much-needed rain, a new analysis suggests the conditions that led to January's wildfires were 35 per cent more likely because of human-fuelled climate change. And the more likely those fires become,
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Climate and wildfires
New studies are finding the fingerprints of climate change in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, which made some of extreme ...
How drought has hurt Southern California, and what it means for the future
The mountains and foothills of Los Angeles County are in “extreme drought” conditions, about 36% of the county, explained ...
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Extorting With Disaster: Why Stop At California?
North Carolina is another state prone to hurricanes—and in fact Hurricane Helene last fall triggered a Biden administration ...
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Park City sustainability company: Climate change partly to blame for LA wildfires
Wildfires are still raging in Southern California. A Park City-based climate and sustainability group says climate change is ...
Climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely and intense, study says
A quick scientific study finds that human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and ...
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight blazes.