Sustainability LA fires show the human cost of climate-driven ‘whiplash’ between wet and dry extremes17 January 2025 Doug Specht, Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication at the University of Westminster, explores how extreme wet and dry cycles, intensified by climate change, are fueling devastating January wildfires in Southern California.
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