Alex Hall explains unusual California rains with climate change | Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

Katerina Jowid
August 12, 2022
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Publication: KCRW-FM

UCLA Expert: Alex Hall: Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Director, Center for Climate Science; Member, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: Rain storms have caused devastating flash floods in some of California’s deserts. Hall explains the phenomenon.

UCLA News: Hall said these rains are unusual for the summer, and are related to climate change. “In a warmer world, the atmosphere can hold more moisture,” he explained .“So when you have more moisture in the air, and you have [a] convergence of moist air masses, you just get more precipitation.”