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Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally: research

  • Hydroclimate whiplash is increasing globally, with rapid transitions between wet and dry conditions rising by 31-66% since the mid-twentieth century, according to research published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.
  • The report projects a staggering 113% increase in weather whiplash over land areas if global temperatures rise by 3°C, impacting regions like California.
  • In California, hydroclimate whiplash has doubled the fire risk by promoting flammable vegetation growth and causing extreme dryness, as stated by lead author Daniel Swain.
  • The research indicates that reducing global warming could help slow the increase in weather whiplash, but substantial increases are likely with 2-3 degrees Celsius of warming this century.
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