Southern California Climate change

Here’s How Climate Change Fueled Los Angeles Wildfires

Yes, wildfires have always happened in California, but climate change is making them worse

As the narrative of the Southern California wildfires has shifted to identifying the causes behind what could prove to be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, a common refrain has emerged on social media that seeks to dismiss the role scientists say climate change played.

Variety · 8d

How Climate Change Has Fueled L.A.’s Devastating Wildfires: ‘We Have Unleashed Forces Beyond Our Control’

Climate change didn’t start the wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles County this week. But the big swings in weather patterns that have accelerated over the past two decades serve as rocket fuel that intensifies the flames and spreads the devastation.

Scientific American · 2d

Here’s How Climate Change Fueled the Los Angeles Wildfires

Many factors, such as strong Santa Ana winds and urban planning decisions, played into the recent destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area. But the evidence is clear that climate change contribut

Southern California, wildfires and Santa Ana winds

CBS News · 3d

Southern California's winds weakening; at least 25 dead, 26 missing amid wildfires

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

Yahoo · 3d

How did the Southern California wildfires get so intense so quickly?

As of Jan. 10, the official causes of the fires were unknown. However, one factor that is known to have quickly hastened the flames' spread is the powerful Santa Ana winds. These fierce winds — common from September through May — had maximum gust speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour, allowing embers and flames to quickly reach new fuel sources.

The Economic Times on MSN · 17h

Southern California braces for worse wildfires as Santa Ana winds expected to intensify

Wildfires fueled by strong Santa Ana winds have devastated Southern California, destroying thousands of homes and causing 27 deaths. The fires, affecting urban areas and the Olympic preparation, are worsened by climate change and urban expansion.

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Here's the role climate change may be playing in deadly SoCal wildfires, experts say

SAN FRANCISCO -- As wildfires continue to burn throughout Southern California, climate experts are highlighting the ...

Boiling Point: The L.A. Times is starting a climate change podcast

Today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Boiling Point, a podcast about climate change and the environment in California and ...

‘We’re in a New Era’: How Climate Change Is Supercharging Disasters

Extreme weather events — deadly heat waves, floods, fires and hurricanes — are the consequences of a warming planet, ...

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California congressman: ‘Climate change has wreaked havoc on us’

Rep. Dave Min (D-Calif.) pointed to climate change as a significant contributor to the rapid spread of wildfires in ...

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What is Biden's legacy on climate change?

Officials on Wednesday afternoon briefed President Biden about the massive wildfires in Southern California fueled by climate ...

ABC News2d

Climate Change

In 2024, the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached the highest annual levels ever recorded on the planet, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. California has been ...

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The common thread between hurricanes and wildfires? Increasingly strong winds

The common thread between hurricanes and wildfires? Increasingly strong winds - Hurricane-force winds have major destructive ...

The worst thing LA could do as it recovers from fire disaster

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell ...

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