2 days ago · The impact of climate change on Southern California's rainfall is another challenging question. California saw a wet winter prior to this one, which caused dense vegetation to build up.

2 days ago · Those conditions are part of what makes California attractive to 25 million residents, said study co-author John Abatzoglou, a climate and fire scientist at the University of California Merced. Southern California has “some of the best climate, best weather on the planet — except when you get a combination of conditions that occurred here ...

2 days ago · 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.

2 days ago · 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.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

For more information on the impacts of climate change in California and for insight into region-specific variations, explore CA’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment and the Indicators for Climate Change in California report.

Jan 9, 2025 · Climate change has made the grasses and shrubs that are fuelling the Los Angeles fires more vulnerable to burning, scientists say. Rapid swings between dry and wet conditions in the region in...

Climate Change and the Future of Southern California is an essays publication which introduces readers to the scenarios, impacts and potential responses with respect to climate change. It is written mainly from the perspective of Southern California.

Jul 29, 2024 · A collection of articles in the Climate Change and California Sustainability–Challenges and Solutions Special Feature highlights recent research on improving climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience in California to support the state’s ecological, social, and economic sustainability.

31 to 67 percent of Southern California beaches may completely erode by 2100 without large-scale human interventions. $17.9 billion worth of residential and commercial buildings could be inundated statewide by sea level rise by 2050, with a projected 50 cm (~20 in) of sea level rise.