Climate change helped determine the platform for the fire of disastrous Los Angeles in this month, a new Study 32 researchers show.
In early January, Palisads and Eaton wildfires were broken and at least 28 people died soon, destroying 16,000 structures. Hot, dry state and exceptionally powerful winds affected the flames.
According to the study, those conditions were made about 35 percent more due to greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel to greenhouse gas emissions. Fire risk will only increase until pollution is closed due to climate change.
“Really, it was an ideal storm when it comes to situations for fire disasters,” John Aatzoglu, Professor of Climate at California University, said in a press call today.
“It was an ideal storm when it comes to conditions for fire disasters.”
According to the study, in today's climate, the extreme weather can be expected every 17 years every 17 years by extreme weather.
This study was conducted by the World Weather Atribution initiative, an international collaboration of scientists that researches the role that climate change plays in disasters around the world. They look at historical weather figures and climate models to compare the real -world landscapes, if this planet was still not 1.3 ° C today, on average, it was an average compared to the average, before the industrial revolution.
If the planet is heated by another 1.3 ° C, which can occur in 75 years under current policies, then this month the weather season becomes another 35 percent more possible.
According to the researchers, the length of dry weather in this region has increased by about 23 days. This increases the chances of weather with powerful Santa Ana winds that usually lift the cooler in months.
While those winds return every year, they were terriblely strong this month – reached the strength of the storm at a distance of 100 mph. For now, scientists do not have enough research to know how climate change affected Santa Ana winds, especially. Their research suggests that the fire season is encroaching more during the air season due to climate change, and this is more likely to fire.