Daniel Swain for San Francisco Chronicle — The planet experienced an astonishing change last year. But California was an outlier

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses California’s recent climate swings, or hydro climate whiplash, in a new San Francisco Chronicle article, sharing insights to the state’s current warm winter in juxtaposition with recent cold winters. “In much of California, last winter was the coldest winter in decades,” Swain said. However, December 2023 was California’s warmest in 60 years — Swain explores potential implications on the state’s snowpack and water supply.