Climate change made extreme conditions that fed California blazes more likely: Study

Study says climate change made extreme fire conditions that fed California blazes more likely

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Climate change worsened likelihood of California wildfires: Report

The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a new report found. The study, released Tuesday by the World Weather Attribution, found that human-caused climate change ...
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Conditions that fueled L.A. fires were 35% more likely because of climate change, scientists find

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.
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Climate change made LA fires worse, scientists say

Scientists say the fires that engulfed Los Angeles were made 35% more likely due to climate warming.
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Wider LA areas will be ‘more flammable’ due to climate change, study finds

Climate change caused primarily by fossil fuel burning had increased the likelihood of the California fires, scientists say
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Demise of Australia’s large kangaroos likely not caused climate change, study suggests

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Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires

Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California's leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of the ...
The Hill - Jan. 16
California wildfires: easing of extreme winds expected to strengthen efforts to put out blazes

National Weather Service says ‘wind siege has finally ended’ and forecasts higher humidity but warns high winds could return next week. The extreme winds behind the disastrous fires in Los ...
The Guardian - Jan. 16
The California Wildfires Are the Latest Disaster Supercharged by Climate Change

Extreme weather events — deadly heat waves, floods, fires and hurricanes — are the consequences of a warming planet, scientists say.
The New York Times - Jan. 11
Climate change is hampering US apple quality and output: Study

Many of the nation's biggest apple-generating regions are confronting challenges in crop growth and development, due to the impacts of a changing climate, a new study has found. While apple ...
The Hill - Jan. 6

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