Join UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain today for another conversation about the disastrous fires in Southern California, where he notes “the short-term emergency has stabilized somewhat.” He’ll discuss a break in the fire weather anticipated over the weekend, the return of dangerously strong winds in the forecast, and the disappointing lack of rain to come.
YouTube ‘Office Hours’ with Daniel Swain
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET
Join live or catch the recording and transcript later at the same link.
For more on the wildfire’s climate connection, please see a new report by UCLA climate scientists with wildfire expertise noting that without climate change, the recent fires would still have been extreme, but probably somewhat smaller and less intense.
Read the analysis:
Climate Change A Factor In Unprecedented L.A. Fires
- Climate change may be linked to roughly a quarter of the extreme fuel moisture deficit when the fires began.
- The fires would still have been extreme without climate change, but probably somewhat smaller and less intense.
- Given the inevitability of continued climate change, wildfire mitigation should be oriented around (1) aggressive suppression of human ignitions when extreme fire weather is predicted, (2) home hardening strategies, and (3) urban development in low wildfire risk zones.
