El Nino expected to return, likely to fuel spike in global temperatures: WMO
2 years ago

El Nino expected to return, likely to fuel spike in global temperatures: WMO

The Hindu  

A warming El Nino event may develop in the coming months, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization. The El Nino event may develop after three consecutive years of an unusually stubborn and protracted La Nina, which influenced temperature and rainfall patterns in different parts of the world, WMO said in a statement. Long-lead forecasts for June-August indicate a much higher chance, 55%, of El Nino developing but are subject to high uncertainty associated with predictions this time of the year, the so-called spring predictability barrier, it said. La Nina's cooling effect put a temporary brake on rising global temperatures, even though the past eight year period was the warmest on record," said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. "If we do now enter an El Nino phase, this is likely to fuel another spike in global temperatures," said Mr. Taalas.

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La Nina, which affects global weather, to be weak and short-lived: WMO
2 weeks, 6 days ago

La Nina, which affects global weather, to be weak and short-lived: WMO

India Today  

The World Meteorological Organisation has announced that the current La Nina event is likely to be short-lived, with forecasts indicating a return to ENSO-neutral conditions in the coming months. La Nina, characterised by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, typically brings climate impacts opposite to those of El Nino, affecting tropical regions significantly. La Nina affects global weather …

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems

Associated Press  

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday. La Nina, the flip side of the better-known El Nino, is an irregular rising of unusually cold water in a key part of the central equatorial Pacific that changes weather …

How does La Niña affect India’s climate? | Explained
3 months, 1 week ago

How does La Niña affect India’s climate? | Explained

The Hindu  

La Niña, a phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, occurs when the region of the Pacific Ocean between Indonesia and South America is cooler than usual. Climate change may increase the frequency and intensity of both La Niña and El Niño events, as rising sea and land temperatures disrupt the Pacific’s balance. Meteorology of a La Niña winter Cities …

La Niña winter is nearly here. How could the climate pattern affect the US?
5 months, 1 week ago

La Niña winter is nearly here. How could the climate pattern affect the US?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As the cool phase of the …

Latest modelling tips fourth La Niña for Australia in five years before the end of 2024
6 months, 1 week ago

Latest modelling tips fourth La Niña for Australia in five years before the end of 2024

ABC  

There are growing signs Australia's most impactful climate driver, La Niña, will develop during the coming months. When the Pacific enters a La Niña state stronger trade winds pile up warmer water near Australia which increase cloud development and rain. Australia's 12 wettest years on record were all associated with La Niña, however most occurred during the stronger events, and …

As La Niña strengthens, forecasters warn of a potential return to drought
7 months, 1 week ago

As La Niña strengthens, forecasters warn of a potential return to drought

LA Times  

As La Niña gathers strength in the tropical Pacific, forecasters are warning that the climate pattern could plunge California back into drought conditions in the months ahead. “Drought episodes do wane and redevelop, and a lot of that is associated with La Niña,” said Brad Pugh, a meteorologist with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Nathan Lenssen, a climate scientist at the …

INCOIS revises outlook, forecasts La Niña from September
7 months, 3 weeks ago

INCOIS revises outlook, forecasts La Niña from September

The Hindu  

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services has revised the outlook for the probability of La Niña weather condition in Pacific Ocean stating that its evolution is significantly highfromSeptember with a possibility to peak in November and its influence may continue till December with a probability as high as 70%. La Niña usually aids rains in monsoon La Niña, which …

El Niño makes an exit, but La Niña could bring dry conditions back to California
9 months, 1 week ago

El Niño makes an exit, but La Niña could bring dry conditions back to California

LA Times  

After a year of dominance, El Niño’s wrath has come to end — but its climate-churning counterpart, La Niña, is hot on its heels and could signal a return to dryness for California. “La Niña generally results in cooler global mean temperatures,” L’Heureux said in an email. “The tilt toward increased chances of below-average precipitation and above-average temperatures for the …

Bye bye, El Nino. Cooler hurricane-helping La Nina to replace the phenomenon that adds heat to Earth
9 months, 1 week ago

Bye bye, El Nino. Cooler hurricane-helping La Nina to replace the phenomenon that adds heat to Earth

Associated Press  

The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone. “The likelihood of a La Nina coupled with record warm sea surface temperatures is the reason the National Hurricane Center is forecasting an extraordinary hurricane season,” said Kathie Dello, North Carolina’s state climatologist. “States from Texas to Maine are …

Will the La Niña cycle cool down Earth's record-breaking heat streak? Not so fast, experts caution
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Will the La Niña cycle cool down Earth's record-breaking heat streak? Not so fast, experts caution

Salon  

The last twelve months have been the hottest in recorded human history. "But going into La Niña, as forecast later this summer, it means that the Pacific is where the action is not favored and so it occurs elsewhere," said Trenberth. "There is so much more going on besides La Niña that can affect jet stream patterns and hence temperature …

The End of El Niño Might Make the Weather Even More Extreme
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The End of El Niño Might Make the Weather Even More Extreme

Wired  

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The driving forces behind these projections include the alternating Pacific Ocean climate patterns known as El Niño and La Niña, which can create huge shifts in temperature and precipitation across the North and South American continents. After almost a year of El Niño, La Niña is …

Fading of El Nino to bring more rain
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fading of El Nino to bring more rain

China Daily  

The decline of the periodic El Nino weather pattern, which brings warmer air over the Pacific Ocean, could lead to increased rainfall in large areas of China, meteorological experts said on Wednesday. We are expected to enter La Nina conditions later this summer," Jia Xiaolong, deputy director of China's National Climate Center, said at a news conference on Wednesday. Among …

Fading of El Nino to bring more rain
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fading of El Nino to bring more rain

China Daily  

The decline of the periodic El Nino weather pattern, which brings warmer air over the Pacific Ocean, could lead to increased rainfall in large areas of China, meteorological experts said on Wednesday. We are expected to enter La Nina conditions later this summer," Jia Xiaolong, deputy director of China's National Climate Center, said at a news conference on Wednesday. Among …

La Nina may not lead to dip in temperatures soon: WMO
9 months, 3 weeks ago

La Nina may not lead to dip in temperatures soon: WMO

Hindustan Times  

La Nina will not lead to any major drop in land surface or sea surface temperatures during the next few months, World Meteorological Organisation’s long-range forecasts stated on Monday. La Niña refers to the large-scale cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. Seasonal forecasts for El Niño and La Niña and the anticipated …

El Niño is on the way out after a record-breaking year of heat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

El Niño is on the way out after a record-breaking year of heat

NPR  

El Niño is on the way out after a record-breaking year of heat Enlarge this image toggle caption Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images The climate pattern known as El Niño is heading for the exit, after a year when it helped drive global temperatures to new records. Sponsor Message Scientists say it's a stark warning …

As El Niño starts flip to La Niña, Latin America asked to be on alert
11 months, 1 week ago

As El Niño starts flip to La Niña, Latin America asked to be on alert

The Hindu  

Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La Nina, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and crops little time to recover. El Nino and its abundant rains could soon turn into droughts caused by La Nina as well as an intense hurricane season across South America, experts …

‘Humbling, and a bit worrying’: Scientists fail to fully explain record global heat
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Humbling, and a bit worrying’: Scientists fail to fully explain record global heat

LA Times  

Deadly heat in the Southwest. But last year’s sudden spike in global temperatures blew far beyond what statistical climate models had predicted, leading one noted climate scientist to warn that the world may be entering “uncharted territory.” “It’s humbling, and a bit worrying, to admit that no year has confounded climate scientists’ predictive capabilities more than 2023 has,” wrote Gavin …

2023 El Nino among 5 strongest on record, will fuel heat in 2024: Report
1 year ago

2023 El Nino among 5 strongest on record, will fuel heat in 2024: Report

Firstpost  

In January, the global mean temperature broke the 1.5-degree Celsius mark for the first time in a year, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service Global record temperatures and extreme weather occurrences were fueled by the existing El Nino conditions, with 2023 being the warmest year on record Image Courtesy Agencies The World Meteorological Organization warned today that …

2023-24 El Nino among five strongest on record, will continue fuelling heat in 2024: WMO
1 year ago

2023-24 El Nino among five strongest on record, will continue fuelling heat in 2024: WMO

The Hindu  

March 05, 2024 03:11 pm | Updated March 07, 2024 10:16 am IST The 2023-24 El Nino has peaked as one of the five strongest on record and will continue to impact global climate in the coming months despite a weakening trend, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Tuesday. El Nino -- a periodic warming of the ocean surface in …

Modelling indicates wet La Niña could be back in Australia for the fourth time in five years
1 year, 1 month ago

Modelling indicates wet La Niña could be back in Australia for the fourth time in five years

ABC  

Australia's most dominant climate driver, La Niña, has a strong chance of reappearing in 2024, shifting the odds to favour a wet year. Since 1950, La Niña years on average produced an increase in rain of 23 per cent, while El Niño years only brought a drop of 7 per cent, although south-east Australia observes a more significant dry swing …

Summer of severe heat predicted as Bureau of Meteorology declares El Niño
1 year, 6 months ago

Summer of severe heat predicted as Bureau of Meteorology declares El Niño

ABC  

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared two major climate drivers linked to hot, dry conditions are officially underway in Australia, prompting further warnings that extreme heat could hit this spring and summer. What future El Niño summers could look like Photo shows A globe centred on Australia showing sea surface temperature patterns in red and blue with a time scale …

Over 95% chance of El Nino conditions from January-March 2024: U.S. forecaster
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 95% chance of El Nino conditions from January-March 2024: U.S. forecaster

The Hindu  

There is a more than 95% chance that the El Niño weather pattern will continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter from January - March 2024, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday, bringing more extreme conditions. El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific, and can provoke extreme weather phenomena from wildfires to …

El Nino is back and prepare for drought, hunger and diseases
1 year, 7 months ago

El Nino is back and prepare for drought, hunger and diseases

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 14, 2023 17:30 IST - 4 MINS READ El Nino—a natural, cyclical climate pattern that causes hot weather—has heightened the risk of food, water, and health security in some parts of the world, scientists have warned. “El Nino does not mean a year with more disasters than others, globally,” said Walter Baethgen, a scientist at Columbia University’s …

New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter
1 year, 7 months ago

New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter

ABC  

Earth has just passed another climate milestone. After widespread global heatwaves through June and July, 2023's average air temperature for the year so far is 14.99 degrees Celsius — just passing the previous high of 14.98C from seven years ago. Next year likely to be warmer If you look back through global temperatures since 1950, there's an obvious trend: the …

Global warming will make La Niña events longer and more frequent: study
1 year, 8 months ago

Global warming will make La Niña events longer and more frequent: study

Salon  

The El Niño–Southern Oscillation is a cycle which causes periodic variations in the winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Through both its warm El Niño phase and its cold La Niña phase, ENSO can cause flooding, heat waves, tropical storms and other types of extreme weather. The La Niña phase specifically is associated with unusually …

El Niño will likely continue into early 2024, driving even more hot weather
1 year, 8 months ago

El Niño will likely continue into early 2024, driving even more hot weather

NPR  

El Niño will likely continue into early 2024, driving even more hot weather Enlarge this image toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP David J. Phillip/AP More hot weather is expected for much of the United States in the coming months, federal forecasters warn, driven by a combination of human-caused climate change and the El Niño climate pattern. El Niño is a …

How El Niño, climate change and warming oceans could combine to supercharge the world's weather
1 year, 8 months ago

How El Niño, climate change and warming oceans could combine to supercharge the world's weather

ABC  

As the calendar year ticked over to 2023, residents of Western Australia's Kimberley region were fleeing to higher ground as heavy downpours brought water levels to astonishing heights. "There's been a collective feeling of, 'Woah, that's insane' from myself and quite a few of my colleagues this year," Monash University associate professor Ailie Gallant said. A sign of what's to …

El Niño and what it means for rising global temperatures
1 year, 8 months ago

El Niño and what it means for rising global temperatures

Live Mint  

On 4 July, the World Meteorological Organization announced that El Niño conditions have developed in tropical Pacific Ocean and that the world should prepare for a surge in global temperatures. El Niño is a climate pattern that develops when a weakening of easterly winds results in warm surface ocean waters spreading across the Pacific Ocean, and while the condition lasts, …

Earth records hottest day– third day running
1 year, 8 months ago

Earth records hottest day– third day running

Hindustan Times  

Monday marked a grim milestone for Earth – it was, on average, the hottest day ever recorded, however, the record lasted only for a day as it was broken again on Tuesday and then again on Wednesday, underscoring the incredible pace at which the human-induced climate crisis is spreading over the planet. On Wednesday, the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, …

What is El Nino and what impact might it have?
1 year, 8 months ago

What is El Nino and what impact might it have?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation has announced the return of the weather cycle El Nino, …

World Meteorological Organization declares El Niño underway, increasing chance of record high global temperatures
1 year, 8 months ago

World Meteorological Organization declares El Niño underway, increasing chance of record high global temperatures

ABC  

The World Meteorological Organization has declared El Niño is now underway, increasing the likelihood of record high global temperatures and disruptive weather patterns over the next 12 months. Key points: The Bureau of Meteorology is yet to officially declare El Niño is here Historically, El Niño brings below average rain and above average temperatures to Australia The last fully fledged …

Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Niño is only partly to blame
1 year, 9 months ago

Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Niño is only partly to blame

LA Times  

With the golden glow of the sunset, surfer Dylan Sloan, 15, of Huntington Beach, gets a coveted tube ride while surfing big waves generated by winter storms at the Seal Beach pier in January. “There has never been any day in observed history where the entire North Atlantic has been nearly as warm as it is right now, at any …

Explained | How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24

The Hindu  

Countries are racing to prepare for extreme weather later this year as the world tips into an El Nino — a natural climate phenomenon that fuels tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosts rainfall and flood risk in parts of the Americas and elsewhere. Peru has set aside $1.06 billion to deal with El Nino's impacts and climate change, while …

Here comes El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
1 year, 9 months ago

Here comes El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

Associated Press  

An early bird El Nino has officially formed, likely to be strong, warp weather worldwide and give an already warming Earth an extra kick of natural heat, meteorologists announced. “The onset of El Nino has implications for placing 2023 in the running for warmest year on record when combined with climate-warming background,” said University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd. …

Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
1 year, 9 months ago

Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The onset of El Nino has implications for placing …

El Nino under way, raising fears of extreme weather patterns
1 year, 9 months ago

El Nino under way, raising fears of extreme weather patterns

Al Jazeera  

US climate agency says phenomenon, which leads to warmer temperatures, is back after three years. The El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year, including above average temperatures, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have announced. Unlike the La Nina climate pattern, which often lowers global temperatures slightly and …

El Niño is likely returning, bringing danger for California and the world. ‘We need to be prepared’
1 year, 10 months ago

El Niño is likely returning, bringing danger for California and the world. ‘We need to be prepared’

LA Times  

The return of strong El Niño conditions could mean a second wet winter for California, among global impacts. El Niño is “the most important global form of climate variability, just given how much of the Earth it affects,” said Justin Mankin, a climate scientist at Dartmouth College. “The sloshing of sea surface temperatures totally reorganizes weather and climate around the …

US climate agency declares chance of El Niño now above 90 per cent in 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

US climate agency declares chance of El Niño now above 90 per cent in 2023

ABC  

Eastern Australia is facing the increased likelihood of a dry winter and spring with a United States federal agency declaring an El Niño pattern almost a foregone conclusion. The US Climate Prediction Centre has raised the chance of El Niño, the Pacific warm phase, to above 90 per cent by August and indicated a greater than 50 per cent chance …

El Niño is coming. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S.
1 year, 10 months ago

El Niño is coming. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S.

NPR  

El Niño is coming. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption NOAA NOAA As hot as the Earth's weather has been in recent years, it's about to get hotter: El Niño is on the way, with warmer sea temperatures promising new weather extremes, U.S. and international forecasters say. Here's a quick guide to …

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
1 year, 11 months ago

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns

Live Mint  

The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers global temperatures slightly, the world will experience a return to …

El Niño could arrive at a dangerous time for the Pacific. Here's how local farmers are preparing
1 year, 11 months ago

El Niño could arrive at a dangerous time for the Pacific. Here's how local farmers are preparing

ABC  

Tangani Nabri says farmers in Papua New Guinea used to know the best time to plant their crops. "We have people who are landless; they've been coming in and stealing because there's a drought, they're hungry, so they come in and steal at night," Ms Linibi said. "So during El Niño, we're expecting below-normal rainfall in Vanuatu, for example, but …

El Niño forecasting a hard task during unpredictable autumn, climate scientists say
1 year, 11 months ago

El Niño forecasting a hard task during unpredictable autumn, climate scientists say

ABC  

Autumn's susceptibility to unpredictable weather has the likelihood of an El Niño hanging in the balance, according to climate scientists. Key points: Autumn is the toughest season for predicting El Niño and La Niña The Bureau of Meteorology has issued an El Niño Watch for 2023 A small, unexpected weather event during the season could stop it in its tracks …

Science-wise: After Hottest Feb, Brace for Scorching Summer, Subpar Monsoon as El Nino Returns
2 years ago

Science-wise: After Hottest Feb, Brace for Scorching Summer, Subpar Monsoon as El Nino Returns

News 18  

The meteorologists have sounded the alarm. After the hottest February on record, it has to now brace for a sweltering summer while waiting for the monsoon rains which are likely to begin under the shadow of a dominating climate system – El Nino. But another worry that looms large is the return of El Nino – a global ocean phenomenon …

An 'El Niño Watch' has been declared — here's what that could mean for Australia's weather in 2023
2 years ago

An 'El Niño Watch' has been declared — here's what that could mean for Australia's weather in 2023

ABC  

The Bureau of Meteorology has simultaneously declared the end of La Niña and an El Niño Watch, indicating a potential rapid shift to hot, dry weather in 2023. Key points: The last Pacific warm phase, or El Niño, developed in 2015 It has a reputation for brining drought and bushfires Experts predict there is a 50 per cent chance of …

La Niña has ended and El Niño will form during hurricane season, forecasters say
2 years ago

La Niña has ended and El Niño will form during hurricane season, forecasters say

CNN  

CNN — After three consecutive years of an unusually stubborn pattern, La Niña has officially ended and El Niño is on the way, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. https://t.co/5zlzaZ1aZx pic.twitter.com/dXOLGmOP7I — NWS Climate Prediction Center March 9, 2023 The prediction center also wrote its forecast now favors “El Niño forming during summer 2023 and persisting through the …

Climate crisis: El Nino may cause spike in temperatures, says WMO
2 years ago

Climate crisis: El Nino may cause spike in temperatures, says WMO

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A warming El Nino event may develop in the coming months after three consecutive years of La Nina, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday while warning of a likely spike in temperatures globally this year. WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas said, “If we do now enter an El Nino phase, this is likely to fuel another spike in …

Global temperatures ‘likely’ to see another spike as chances of El Nino increase
2 years ago

Global temperatures ‘likely’ to see another spike as chances of El Nino increase

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. La Nina refers to the large-scale cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific …

What are El Niño and La Niña?
2 years ago

What are El Niño and La Niña?

The Hindu  

India is experiencing a colder winter than normal. El Niño refers to a band of warmer water spreading from west to east in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Together, El Niño and La Niña make up a cyclical process called the El Niño Southern Oscillation. An El Niño this year could increase the planet’s average surface temperature by more than 1.5° …

Summer-like temperatures in spring set off alarm bells
2 years, 1 month ago

Summer-like temperatures in spring set off alarm bells

Hindustan Times  

Temperatures have begun surging in parts of the country, especially in states along the western coast, with days being a whopping 5-10 degrees Celsius warmer than normal in parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka – a trend that meteorologists called “very unusual” for this time of the year. The spring heatwave last year led to at least 90 deaths …

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