• California wildfires: climate scientist on hurricane winds fanned deadly flames

  • Jan 9 2025
  • Length: 9 mins
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California wildfires: climate scientist on hurricane winds fanned deadly flames

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  • More than 130,000 people in California were ordered to evacuate as dry, hurricane-force winds hindered firefighters and spread the blazes. We hear from Dr Ella Gilbert, climate scientist of the British Antarctic Survey, who specialises in the impact of mountain winds.

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