A wicked convergence of blustery wind and prolonged drought has prompted devastation in Southern California, as wildfires in Los Angeles have killed at least 28 people and destroyed more than 16,000 structures. According to a new World Weather Attribution analysis, this grave toll was caused partly by humankind’s burning of fossil fuels.
The hot, dry, windy weather driving the fires was made 1.35 times more likely by human-caused climate change, while the lack of rainfall in preceding months may have been made 2.4 times more likely, the analysis released January 28 shows.
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