Climate change helped the stage of the destroyed Los Angeles fires this month, which is new Ticket By 32 researchers appear.
The Blazds Wateron fires erupted in early January and soon killed at least 28 people, destroying 16,000 structures. Hot and dry conditions and unusually strong winds tighten fire.
These conditions were probably made by 35 percent due to greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels that heated the planet, according to the study. The risk of fire will only grow unless the pollution that causes climate change stops.
“From a realistic point of view, this was an ideal storm when it was related to the conditions of fire disasters,” John Abatezlo, a professor of climate science at the University of California, said in a press call today.
“This was an ideal storm when it came to the circumstances of fire disasters.”
In today’s climate, the harsh weather that prompted hell in January can be expected almost every 17 years, according to the study.
The study was conducted by the global weather assignment initiative, an international cooperation for scientists looking at the role that climate change in disaster plays all over the world. They look at historical weather data and climate models to compare the real world scenarios with what would have happened if the planet was not warmer 1.3 degrees Celsius today, on average, than it was before the industrial revolution.
If the planet heats up by 1.3 degrees Celsius, which can occur in 75 years under the current policies, the weather type that exacerbates the fires this month becomes 35 percent more likely.
The length of the drought in the region has already grown 23 days, according to researchers. This increases the chances of urging weather in conjunction with the strong winds of Santa Anna, which usually go in the cooler months.
While this wind returns every year, it was strongly strong this month – as it reaches the power of the hurricane at up to 100 miles per hour. Currently, scientists do not have enough research to find out how climate change affected the winds of Santa Anna, specifically. Their research shows only that the firefighting season exceeds the wind season due to climate change, making these fires more likely.
