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Winds and unusually dry conditions played a crucial role in setting the stage for the extreme wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County.
Climate & Environment
The world is getting wetter and drier at the same time, thanks to climate change. We need to act now before the problem spirals out of control.
The Santa Ana winds are notorious for being hot, dry and dusty, but the quality that really defines these ‘devil winds’ is their direction.
Uncontrolled wildfires can be powerful enough to generate their own weather.
The North American monsoon plays an important role in the climate of the Four Corners states, bringing crucial moisture to areas that would otherwise be dry.
The increased danger of heat waves is not occurring equally in all regions — in the hot, dry conditions of the Southwestern U.S., heat wave intensity and frequency is increasing particularly rapidly.
Think of the Pacific Ocean like one enormous bathtub, and El Niño like a wave of warm water sloshing from one end of the bathtub to another.
The relationship between snowfall and climate change is not as simple as it might first appear.
Books
Justin Torres and Ned Blackhawk among winners of 2023 National Book Awards, which featured an Oprah cameo and closed with calls for a Gaza ceasefire.
Opinion
When icy weather hits Southern California, people always quip: ‘So much for global warming.’ But these latest blasts are part of the climate change puzzle.