Publication: Los Angeles Times 

UCLA Expert: UCLA Department of Geography 

Synopsis: The Los Angeles Times recently published a story focused on new UCLA-led research. The study shows how wildfire increases are making water systems more unpredictable. 

UCLA News: UCLA Department of Geography researchers discussed how the already stressed California water supply will only become more strained as wildfires increase in magnitude. “Already diminished by drought and extreme heat, California’s water supply will face yet another peril as wildfires continue to incinerate ever larger areas of forested land ... researchers determined that increasing forest fire activity is ‘unhinging’ western U.S. stream flow from its historical predictability.” 

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