hydroclimate whiplash

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Introduction

abrupt switch between very wet & very dry conditions

exponential increase of extreme fires across Canada, western U.S. & Russia^[2] driven by hydroclimate whiplash

↑ Witze A Why fires spread quickly in modern cities - and how to slow them. Nature News. 2024. Jan 17 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00141-z
↑ ^{Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 Tollefson J You're not imagining it: extreme wildfires are now more common. For the first time, data show that cataclysmic infernos are increasing in frequency and intensity globally. Nature News. June 24, 2024 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02071-8
Cunningham CX, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS. Increasing frequency and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth. Nat Ecol Evol. 2024 Jun 24. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38914710
↑ Swain DL et al Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2025 6:35-50. Jan 9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00624-z