As desperate firefighters work tirelessly to extinguish the flames devastating Los Angeles, the Mirror takes a look at why such calamitous wildfires begin and why they spread with such terrifying spee ...
Research shows rapid shifts between wet and dry extremes are increasing. Scientists say this 'hydroclimate whiplash' ...
High winds and lack of rain are the main factors driving the Southern California fires, but climate change is altering the ...
Eleven months ago, the Los Angeles area was under water. Nearly a foot of rain fell in just a couple of days in early ...
Hydroclimate whiplash – rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather – has already increased globally due to climate change, with further large increases expected as warming ...
The Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive blazes, has already scorched over 17,000 acres and destroyed nearly 10,000 ...
Wildfires in Southern California have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed thousands of buildings, and killed at least 10 people. Experts say global warming may have set the stage for the ...
These rapid swings between wet and dry weather are increasing worldwide – and are key explanation of Los Angeles wildfires ...
California is no stranger to wildfires, but the firestorms raging through Los Angeles are different.
Here’s what experts say is turning Southern California’s speedy wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration that is defying ...
Some fires burning across Los Angeles County have begun to be put out, but one of the biggest blazes is still burning ...