Jan 9, 2025 · The global consequences of hydroclimate whiplash include not only floods and droughts, but the heightened danger of whipsawing between the two, including the bloom-and …

Jan 16, 2025 · Hydroclimate whiplash — rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather — has already increased globally due to climate change, with further large increases …

Jan 9, 2025 · Using a metric of ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index, global-averaged subseasonal (3-month) and interannual (12-month) …

Jan 10, 2025 · The devastating Californian wildfires that have ravaged communities in Los Angeles are thought to have been linked to a phenomenon scientists have dubbed as …

Jan 15, 2025 · In a warming world, a growing need to co-manage drought, flood, and “whiplash transition” risks Amid increasing hydroclimate whiplash, there is a real risk of “mal-adaptation” …

Jan 10, 2025 · Global phenomenon of climate whiplash While California offers a stark example, hydroclimate whiplash is a global issue. Regions such as northern Africa, South Asia, and the …

Jan 16, 2025 · Climate scientist Daniel Swain says that two very wet years followed by a very dry one helped to turn the Los Angeles wildfires into raging infernos. This phenomenon of …

Jan 9, 2025 · Research shows rapid shifts between wet and dry extremes are increasing. Scientists say this 'hydroclimate whiplash' contributed to California's devastating fires.

Jan 9, 2025 · A group of climate scientists, led by Swain, published a study on Thursday in the journal Nature Reviews that found what they call “hydroclimate whiplash” — fast swings …

Jan 13, 2025 · The term “hydroclimate whiplash,” coined by the paper’s authors, refers to abrupt shifts between wet and dry periods. The authors claim that these events will increase …