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The Guardian
California braces for powerful atmospheric river as study finds storms are getting worse 12 mars 2025 à 19:17

California braces for powerful atmospheric river as study finds storms are getting worse

12 mars 2025 à 19:17

Authorities are preparing for flooding and debris flows after recent wildfires have stripped vegetation from hillsides

California is bracing for a powerful atmospheric river storm that is expected to drench large swaths of the state with rain and bring several feet of snow to the mountains.

Much of northern California was under a winter storm warning because of the gusty winds and heavy snow in the forecast that the National Weather Service (NWS) said would lead to “difficult to impossible travel conditions”.

The Guardian
‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals 12 mars 2025 à 01:01

‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals

The Guardian

Par :Damian Carrington Environment editor

12 mars 2025 à 01:01

Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped

Climate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed.

Dozens more cities, including Lucknow, Madrid and Riyadh have suffered a climate “flip” in the last 20 years, switching from dry to wet extremes, or vice versa. The report analysed the 100 most populous cities, plus 12 selected ones, and found that 95% of them showed a distinct trend towards wetter or drier weather.