How ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ is increasing the risk of wildfires

Name: How ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ is increasing the risk of wildfires
Uploaded: 2025-01-24T14:14:39Z
Duration: 1 min 57 s
Description: January’s wildfires in Los Angeles were among the worst in California’s history. Experts say their ferocity has been fuelled in part by ‘hydroclimate whiplash’, a climate change-driven phenomenon that is growing in intensity. The term describes the swing between two weather extremes, extremely wet weather and dangerously dry conditions.

This video is part of: Centre for Nature and Climate

January’s wildfires in Los Angeles were among the worst in California’s history. Experts say their ferocity has been fuelled in part by ‘hydroclimate whiplash’, a climate change-driven phenomenon that is growing in intensity. The term describes the swing between two weather extremes, extremely wet weather and dangerously dry conditions.