Climate change has affected the strength and intensity of fires in the US state of California. Such conclusions were reached by experts from the World Weather Attribution (WWA). This is reported on its website by the Turkish news agency Anadolu (www.aa.com.tr) citing a report by WWA experts.
"Hot, dry and windy weather increases the risk of fires and their spread, and climate change caused by human activity leads to an increase in forest fires in many parts of the world," the agency quotes scientists as saying.
The WWA report notes that in early January, strong Santa Ana winds were active in some areas of Los Angeles. As the air temperature on the planet rises, wildfires can become more intense, drought seasons can become longer, and in combination with the Santa Ana winds, this will contribute to the spread of wildfires.
"Given these factors, man-made climate change, caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels, increases the likelihood of devastating fires in Los Angeles, the organization believes," Anadolu said in a statement.
Earlier, the weather forecast company AccuWeather estimated the damage and economic losses from the wildfires in Los Angeles that began on January 7 at $250-275 billion. The organization believes that these wildfires could become the most terrible in the modern history of California.
The most severe fires in the area from Santa Monica to Malibu affected some of the most expensive properties in the United States. The average cost of houses there exceeds 2 million dollars.
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