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California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather

Last updated: January 8, 2025 11:14 pm
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The Palisades Fire advancing on homes in Los Angeles

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Wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, defying the norms of California’s fire season. Unusually strong Santa Ana winds, coupled with prolonged drought conditions, have created a catastrophic situation, raising concerns about the impact of climate change on fire behavior in the state.

According to Crystal Kolden from the University of California, Merced, the current explosive fire events in January are unprecedented, with similar occurrences only happening once in December. As of 8 January, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported at least four major wildfires in the Los Angeles region. The Palisades fire and the Eaton fire, the largest among them, have each consumed over 10,000 acres in a single day, resulting in two fatalities, over a thousand destroyed homes, and the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. Notable landmarks like NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Getty Museum are also under threat.

The ferocious Santa Ana winds, reaching speeds of up to 80 miles per hour, have exacerbated the situation, fueling the rapid spread of the fires. The National Weather Service predicts extremely critical fire weather conditions to persist until at least 10 January, hindering firefighting efforts.

Experts like Park Williams from the University of California, Los Angeles, attribute the intensity of the fires to a combination of factors, including a lack of wet weather due to high-pressure systems caused by above-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. This phenomenon, likely influenced by climate change, has prevented the usual dampening effects of fall and winter rains, leaving vegetation susceptible to ignition. The abundance of dry fuel, prolonged drought, and hot, dry winds have created ideal conditions for the unprecedented fire behavior witnessed in the region.

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While investigations are ongoing to determine the exact triggers of the blazes, the role of climate change in exacerbating the fires cannot be ignored. Higher ocean temperatures and a pattern of high-pressure systems over southern California in recent decades, as noted by experts like Daniel Swain from UCLA and Daniel Cayan from the University of California, San Diego, suggest a link between climate change and the current wildfire crisis.

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