In the mix of conditions that have contributed to the most destructive fires in L.A. history, scientists say one significant ingredient is human-caused climate change. A group of UCLA climate ...

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The Palisades and Eaton fires are among California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record, with at least 29 killed and over 16,000 structures destroyed. “All the pieces were in place for ...

In a new quick-turn analysis, UCLA climate scientists found that climate change could be responsible for roughly a quarter of the extreme vegetation dryness present when the Palisades and Eaton ...

Swain is on a multi-front mission to change that. From his post at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, Swain researches the extent to which climate change is fueling floods, ...

An analysis by UCLA found that about a quarter of that moisture deficit was due to the extreme heat, which was influenced by climate change. "The fact that we have a warmer or drier atmosphere ...

Climate change amplified dryness, but LA fires still extreme without it: UCLA analysis In a new quick-turn analysis, UCLA climate scientists found that climate change could be responsible for ...

An extremely warm summer and fall. An unusually dry winter. Hillsides covered with bone-dry vegetation. And strong Santa Ana winds. In the mix of conditions that have contributed to the most ...