Yongkang Xue

Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles

Yongkang Xue

California and its neighbors saw record-breaking precipitation during the winters of 2016–2017 and 2022–2023 that caused widespread flooding and infrastructure damage.

How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away

14 Sep 2026

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