California, climate change

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
Climate change worsened likelihood of California wildfires: Report
The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a new report found. The study, released Tuesday by the World Weather Attribution, found that human-caused climate change
Hotter, drier, faster, stronger: The role climate change did - and did not - play in the California wildfires
Climate change did not cause the Los Angeles wildfires, nor the now infamous Santa Ana winds. But its fingerprints were all over the recent disaster, says a large new study from World Weather Attribution.
California Bill Would Allow Wildfire Victims to Sue Oil Companies ‘Responsible’ for Climate Change
Opponents say the bill’s authors are scapegoating the fossil fuel industry for ‘complicated’ weather-related disasters caused by a variety of factors.
California eyes making oil, gas companies liable for wildfire damages
The proposal by 2 Democratic lawmakers claims the oil industry intentionally deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels on climate change that now have intensified storms and wildfires and caused billions of dollars in damage in California.
This California bill would let victims, insurance companies sue Big Oil for disaster damages
A bill that would allow victims and insurance companies to seek damages in court from fossil fuel companies after weather disasters was introduced Monday in the state legislature by Sen. Scott Wiener,
California bill would let insurers, policyholders sue Big Oil for climate disasters
State Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced a bill that would create a pathway for Californians affected by fires, floods and other climate disasters to sue fossil fuel companies for damages. The bill would also let insurers do the same to recover costs.
Conditions that fueled L.A. fires were 35% more likely because of climate change, scientists find
The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate ...
Climate change made LA fires worse, scientists say
Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the devastating LA fires, a scientific study ...
Climate change made the Los Angeles wildfires more likely
New research shows climate change increased the likelihood of the devastating fires in Los Angeles County this month. Climate ...
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Climate change primed LA to burn — catastrophically
A new study finds that the region's extremely dry and hot conditions were about 35 percent more likely because of climate ...
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Climate change made LA wildfires worse, says study
Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that led to ferocious wildfires in LA in January, a scientific ...
California Wildfires Shift Global Climate Convos Toward Adaptation
In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from ...
Could California's insurance crisis, wildfires trigger broader financial troubles?
California's insurance crisis risks triggering broader financial instability, an expert in economics and the environment ...
Climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely and intense, study says
A quick scientific study finds that human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and ...
Conditions that fueled L.A. fires were more likely due to climate change, scientists find
The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate ...
Even before the LA fires, Californians fled for 'climate havens'
The Great Lakes water supply lured Jamie Beck Alexander and her family to Duluth. Alarmed by three consecutive, destructive ...