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Study Says Changing Climate Made Southern California Wildfires More Likely, More Intense
Headline from Times Of San Diego
Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35% and its intensity by 6%.
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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.
A quick scientific study finds that human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern
Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35% and its intensity by 6%.
The team used observations of past weather and computer simulations that compared what happened this month to a what-if world without the 1.3 degrees Celsius...
The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a report found, citing the Santa Ana winds that quickly spread the fires and made them highly challenging to extinguish.
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