What is El Nino and why is 2025 likely to be colder than 2024?
This year is now almost certain to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time – but next year is set to be ...
Why a two-year surge in global warmth is worrying scientists
As 2023 came to a close, scientists had hoped that a stretch of record heat that emerged across the planet might finally ...
El Niño exacerbates effects of drought on Amazon groundwater and increases fire risk, study finds
The risk of fires in the Amazon is greater in regions where groundwater storage is compromised, especially when El Niño ...
What’s your snow situation this season?
How much snow is in the forecast, and how much has fallen so far? A weak La Niña is expected to bring colder and wetter ...
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El Nino's Grip on Climate
El Nino exerts powerful control on Earth's climate today. Evidence from the past shows it can be volatile and undergo lasting change. How will it affect us in the future? Nineteenth century ...
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El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun
A natural weather event known as El Niño has begun in the Pacific Ocean, likely adding heat to a planet already warming under climate change. US scientists confirmed that El Niño had started.
El Niño linked to rise in dengue mosquito infestations in Brazil
An article published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases reports the findings of a study that shows El Niño to be ...
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With El Niño over, winter could bring La Niña
This year marked the end of the latest El Niño, a climate event that warmed the Pacific Ocean and played a role in 2024 becoming the hottest year on record. This winter, a La Niña could begin. The ...