4 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.

4 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 ...

4 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.

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.

Integrate findings from climate vulnerability study into all phases of emergency planning. Develop a notification system for natural hazards that is responsive to community needs. Assess how climate change may influence in- or out-migration to the community or the region. Develop short- and long-term strategies for shelter and housing and services.

3 days ago · The Indicators of Climate Change in California report documents observed changes in the state’s climate and its impacts in the state. Indicators are scientific measurements that track trends and conditions relating to climate change. Collectively, the indicators portray a statewide picture of how climate change has been impacting the ...

4 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.

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...

Jan 8, 2025 · The deadly fires burning in Southern California collectively could become the most expensive wildfire disaster in U.S. history, one leading climate scientist said, underscoring the devastating effects of human-caused climate change that primed the region for a major fire.. At least four separate fires were burning in the metropolitan Los Angeles area on Wednesday after igniting and being ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Beachfront homes were devastated by the Palisades fire in Malibu. The devastating wildfires that have ravaged Southern California erupted following a stark shift from wet weather to extremely dry...