Whiplash: How Big Swings in Wet and Dry Weather Fuel Infernos

Yale Environment E360 contributor Elizabeth Kolbert spoke to Daniel Swain, extreme events expert, about the dynamics of hydroclimate whiplash, the difficulties of fighting fires in a warming world, and what L.A. should — and shouldn’t — do as it looks to rebuild. Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert reports. Elizabeth writes for Yale Environment 360 and the New Yorker. Published Feb. 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/03/Whiplash-Big-Swings-Weather-Infernos/