Study links Tibetan Plateau heat to California record rain
By The BriefBrief
A new study finds that abnormally high temperatures across the Tibetan Plateau in early winter can trigger catastrophic rainstorms in California. It points to record-breaking rain in the winters of 2016-2017 and 2022-2023, when wetter-than-expected conditions caused billions of dollars in damage and several deaths.
WHO:Researchers led by the University of California
WHAT:A study identifies a climate connection between early-winter heat on the Tibetan Plateau and record rainstorms in California.
