Climate and Weather Session - Hydroclimate whiplash

2025 Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium

Increasing hydroclimate whiplash in California: 
Implications for California’s grasslands and shrublands

 

All modern droughts are hot droughts

figure of hyrdowhiplash

Have you ever wondered why it feels like a drought, even though we had a good water year? Dr. Daniel Swain breaks down the science behind increasing hydroclimate whiplash, the changing character of evaporation, and hot drought in a warming world. 

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