Days before hurricane-force Santa Ana wind gusts fueled fires that devastated ... But they’ve had a harder time pinpointing the role of climate change in events like this. For the last several ...

Climate change set the stage for LA wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the overlap in drought ...

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out ...

The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a report found. The study, released Tuesday by World ...

New research shows climate change increased the likelihood of the devastating fires in Los Angeles County this month. Climate ...

The research couldn’t specifically quantify how much, if any, climate change affected the Santa Ana winds. Craig Clements, a climate scientist and director of wildfire study at San Jose State ...

What are Santa Ana winds and how are they fuelling LA wildfires? A simple guide to climate change Four ways climate change ...

Weather data show how humankind’s burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry, windy weather more likely, setting the stage for the Los Angeles wildfires.

Alex DaSilva, a meteorologist at AccuWeather, said it's difficult to make a connection between climate change and the Santa Ana winds. But he did note that research shows drought conditions will ...

Hurricane-force winds helped the deadly wildfires spread across the region, alongside impacts from climate change (AP) Still, it remains hard to say whether the Santa Ana winds are becoming more ...

The relationship between climate change and Santa Ana winds -- which form in western deserts, then heat up and dry out as they flow down California's mountains -- remains unclear. While most ...

Still, for other extreme conditions that led to Los Angeles' fires, like the strong Santa Ana winds and lack of rain, discerning the role of climate change is scientifically trickier. While there ...