How climate change worsened the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history
The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a ...
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Factors affecting climate - CCEA
This contributes to the frequent rainfall. In summer, latitude is the main factor influencing UK climate because the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, which means the UK is closer to ...
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Factors Affecting Global Climate
On the surface, the greatest factor affecting Earth is sunlight ... atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and other climate forcing factors. Among the more predictable of these changes ...
Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to ...
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How Does Climate Change Affect Microplastic Degradation?
Rising temperatures and extreme weather events accelerate microplastic degradation, impacting ecosystems and marine life.
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The clear links between the California wildfires and climate change
Many factors come together to cause massive, devastating fires. Two of those factors have especially clear links to climate change.
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No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage
Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...
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LA's wildfires sparked by rare collision of climate factors
The big picture: The wildfires are the result of an unheard-of combination of factors at this time of year — the worst high ...
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'An existential threat affecting billions': Three-quarters of Earth's land became permanently drier in last 3 decades
The drier climates now affecting vast ... planet's drying due to climate change has been a challenge, largely, the report claims, due to the complexity of interwoven factors, conflicting results ...
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How is climate change affecting hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones?
If all these factors ... influence of climate change on individual tropical cyclones can be challenging due to the complexity of these storm systems. But rising temperatures do affect these ...
Here's the role climate change may be playing in deadly SoCal wildfires, experts say
The Santa Ana winds are driving these wildfires to spread even faster and are making it harder for firefighters to gain control. Here's what climate experts say about what they are observing.