The phenomenon, dubbed "hydroclimate whiplash," has become more frequent and intense, according to recent research, with Canada particularly susceptible.

'Hydroclimate whiplash' becoming more common as prolonged drought fuels fires and flooding, experts say. Andrew Kurjata · CBC News · Posted: Jun 11, 2025 8:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 12.

02/24/2025 By Katharine Webster. The rapid and devastating spread of the Los Angeles fires was fueled in part by greater extremes of wet and dry weather, a pattern called “hydroclimate whiplash” or ...

Yale Environment E360 contributor Elizabeth Kolbert spoke to Swain about the dynamics of hydroclimate whiplash, the difficulties of fighting fires in a warming world, and what L.A. should — and ...

The same week that he wrote his blog post, the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment published an article he co-authored titled, "Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth." The analysis ...

Swain has said the "hydroclimate whiplash" in California has increased fire risk twofold: "First, by greatly increasing the growth of flammable grass and brush in the months leading up to fire ...

In a recent review of some 200 climate papers, he and his coauthors dubbed such swings from excessive rain to drought as hydroclimate whiplash. The Palisades Fire left a trail of destruction in ...

Hydroclimate whiplash is a term used to refer to rapid weather shifts between very wet and intensely dry, and this phenomenon is increasing around the world according to a new study reported in Nature ...

“Hydroclimate whiplash” – or rapid swings between intensely dry and extremely wet periods of weather – is happening more often worldwide, according to a new study.

Climate Whiplash and Fire Come to L.A. ... dubbed such swings from wet to dry “hydroclimate whiplash.” The phenomenon, the paper demonstrated, is on the rise worldwide.

Scientists call it ‘hydroclimate whiplash,’ and it can lead to devastating consequences. Rapid swings from intensely wet conditions to extreme dryness are becoming more common, according to a ...

Hydroclimate Whiplash On The Rise Worldwide. Posted: January 18, 2025 | Last updated: March 6, 2025. Rapid swings from intensely wet conditions to extreme dryness are becoming more common ...