El Nino | It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
1 year, 6 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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. The world earlier this year got out of an unusually long-lasting and strong La Nina — El Nino’s flip side with cooling — that exacerbated drought in the U.S. West and augmented Atlantic hurricane season. “You don’t want flooding, but certainly there are portions of the world that may benefit from the onset of El Nino.” For the next few months, during the northern summer, El Nino will most be felt in the Southern Hemisphere with “minimal impacts” in North America, Ms. L’Heureux said. While traditionally El Nino means fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic, it often means more tropical cyclones in the Pacific, Ms. L’Heureux said.

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La Niña winter is nearly here. How could the climate pattern affect the US?
2 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 …

The End of El Niño Might Make the Weather Even More Extreme
6 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 …

South America floods highlight climate risks
7 months ago

South America floods highlight climate risks

China Daily  

Aerial view of Cruzeiro do Sul following the devastating floods that hit the region, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 14, 2024. "The direct impact of El Nino in South America is unusually high rainfall over the Argentine coast, Uruguay and southern Brazil," explained Jalfin. "The flooding in Brazil caused high watershed flows into the Uruguay River, as …

2023 El Nino among 5 strongest on record, will fuel heat in 2024: Report
9 months, 2 weeks 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
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

El Niño has started. Preparations must too
1 year ago

El Niño has started. Preparations must too

Hindustan Times  

California rarely sees the types of hurricanes and storms that routinely pummel Florida, Louisiana and Texas. To add to the alarm, America’s National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration announced the arrival of El Niño, a climate pattern that shows up every two to seven years and raises global temperatures. Droughts led South African food production to fall to a 20-year low …

With El Nino around, the heat is on
1 year, 1 month ago

With El Nino around, the heat is on

Hindustan Times  

This year, forest fires turned swathes of hills and forests to ash in Europe, virtually wiping out an entire town as all past temperature records fell. El Nino conditions, a phenomenon where the equatorial Pacific waters become warmer than usual, are partly to blame for the trend, and it is just getting stronger, making next year likely to become even …

Summer of severe heat predicted as Bureau of Meteorology declares El Niño
1 year, 3 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, 3 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 …

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
1 year, 3 months ago

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

The Hindu  

Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Editorial | Mercury rising: On an ‘era of global boiling’ The world's oceans — more than 70% of the Earth's surface — were the hottest ever recorded, nearly 21 C, …

El Nino is back and prepare for drought, hunger and diseases
1 year, 4 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 …

This is how El Nino, a ‘silent killer’ could impact health, food and the economy
1 year, 4 months ago

This is how El Nino, a ‘silent killer’ could impact health, food and the economy

Live Mint  

The El Nino weather phenomenon is showing signs of intensifying, potentially leading to heightened temperatures and extreme weather events in a year already marked by their prevalence, according to experts. Health Concerns While it's complex to precisely quantify El Nino's role in extreme weather events like wildfires, heatwaves alone pose substantial health hazards. These nations face a potential "triple challenge" …

Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth
1 year, 4 months ago

Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth

Associated Press  

Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat. THE CLEANER AIR POSSIBILITY Florida State University climate scientist Michael Diamond says shipping is “probably the prime suspect.” Maritime shipping has for decades used dirty fuel that gives off particles that reflect sunlight in a process that actually cools the climate and …

New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter
1 year, 4 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 …

July is on track to be the hottest month on record — and things are about to get warmer
1 year, 5 months ago

July is on track to be the hottest month on record — and things are about to get warmer

LA Times  

Emmanuel Brown, 30, is dressed appropriately for the heat heading home from the beach in Santa Monica on July 13. July is shaping up to be the planet’s hottest month on record as global warming, El Niño and regional heat waves conspire to push civilization into uncharted thermal territory, experts say. “This last June was the warmest June on record, …

Earth records hottest day– third day running
1 year, 5 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, …

Warning El Nino could bring extreme weather from tropical cyclones to drought
1 year, 6 months ago

Warning El Nino could bring extreme weather from tropical cyclones to drought

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 Scorching temperatures, tropical cyclones and an influx of extreme weather could be on the way …

El Niño has officially arrived, signaling a warmer world and possibly a wetter SoCal
1 year, 6 months ago

El Niño has officially arrived, signaling a warmer world and possibly a wetter SoCal

LA Times  

A woman crosses a flooded street in Montecito in January. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week issued an advisory announcing El Niño’s arrival, which could signal another wet winter in Southern California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced El Niño’s emergence on Thursday, advising that the climate pattern could signal another wet winter in Southern California and …

US weather agency declares first El Niño in eight years is already underway
1 year, 6 months ago

US weather agency declares first El Niño in eight years is already underway

ABC  

Days after the Bureau of Meteorology issued an El Niño warning, its US equivalent has raised the stakes and declared the weather event is already underway. Source: NOAA The evolution to El Niño has been predicted by models since late 2022 and the event is almost guaranteed to become the first fully established Pacific warm episode in eight years. Sea …

El Nino develops, experts wary of poor monsoon spell
1 year, 6 months ago

El Nino develops, experts wary of poor monsoon spell

Hindustan Times  

El Nino conditions have emerged, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday, with the weather phenomenon threatening to push the global temperature to new highs. El Nino is the warming of waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, often accompanied by a slowing or reversal of easterly trade winds Read here: Monsoon finally reaches Kerala, but onset weak Weak …

Explained | How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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 Niño has officially begun. Here's what that means for the U.S.
1 year, 6 months ago

El Niño has officially begun. Here's what that means for the U.S.

NPR  

El Niño has officially begun. Here's what that means for the U.S. toggle caption Ryan Kellman/NPR El Niño is officially here, and that means things are about to get even hotter. It's one of the most obvious ways that El Niño, which is a natural climate pattern, exacerbates the effects of climate change, which is caused by humans burning fossil …

El Nino under way, raising fears of extreme weather patterns
1 year, 6 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 …

The high cost of an El Niño in 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

The high cost of an El Niño in 2023

BBC  

The high cost of an El Niño in 2023 Bill Wechter / Getty Images In the southern US El Niño typically leads to increased rainfall and flooding Scientists have announced the start of a potentially strong El Niño climate pattern in June 2023. And they say that following two previous very strong El Niño events in 1982-83 and 1997-98, the …

El Ninos are far costlier than once thought, in the trillions, study says—and one's brewing now
1 year, 7 months ago

El Ninos are far costlier than once thought, in the trillions, study says—and one's brewing now

The Hindu  

The natural burst of El Nino warming that changes weather worldwide is far costlier with longer-lasting expenses than experts had thought, averaging trillions of dollars in damage, a new study found. “Economies bear the scars of El Nino for a decade or more and potentially forever,” said study co-author Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth climate scientist. Because “the impacts of El …

El Niño is likely returning, bringing danger for California and the world. ‘We need to be prepared’
1 year, 7 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 …

El Ninos are far costlier than once thought, in the trillions, study says -- and one’s brewing now
1 year, 7 months ago

El Ninos are far costlier than once thought, in the trillions, study says -- and one’s brewing now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The natural burst of El Nino warming that changes weather worldwide is far costlier with longer-lasting expenses than experts had thought, averaging trillions of dollars in damage, a new study found. “Economies bear the scars of El Nino for a decade or more and potentially forever,” said study co-author Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth climate scientist. Because “the impacts …

The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts
1 year, 7 months ago

The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts

Associated Press  

There’s a two-out-of-three chance that the world will temporarily hit a key warming limit within the next five years, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. Maybe it’ll be next year or the year after” that a year averages 1.5 degrees Celsius, said report lead author Leon Hermanson, a climate scientist at the United Kingdom’s Met Office. The temporary warming …

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn
1 year, 7 months ago

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn

The Hindu  

For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5°C of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization said on May 17. With a 66% chance of temporarily reaching 1.5°C by 2027, "it's the first time in history that it's more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C," said Adam …

'Sounding the alarm…next five years may be hottest ever': UN weather agency
1 year, 7 months ago

'Sounding the alarm…next five years may be hottest ever': UN weather agency

Hindustan Times  

It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned Wednesday as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring. Global temperatures are soon set to exceed the more ambitious target set out in the Paris climate accords, with a two-thirds chance that one of the next five years will do …

Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon
1 year, 7 months ago

Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon

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 Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There’s a two-out-of-three chance …

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C threshold for first time
1 year, 7 months ago

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C threshold for first time

Al Jazeera  

World Meteorological Organization raises alarm, saying at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record. For the first time, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming until 2027, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. How can we accept this growing number year on year and wonder …

Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
1 year, 7 months ago

Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike

Associated Press  

The world’s oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists trying to figure out what it means and whether it forecasts a surge in atmospheric warming. From early March to this week, the global average ocean sea surface temperature jumped nearly two-tenths of a degree Celsius, according to the University …

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
1 year, 8 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 …

Science-wise: After Hottest Feb, Brace for Scorching Summer, Subpar Monsoon as El Nino Returns
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Climate crisis: El Nino may cause spike in temperatures, says WMO
1 year, 9 months 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
1 year, 9 months 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 …

UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide. The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday said La Nina …

Warmer Years Ahead, Warns Climate Body as Global Temperature Could Breach 1.5°C Threshold in 5 Years
2 years, 7 months ago

Warmer Years Ahead, Warns Climate Body as Global Temperature Could Breach 1.5°C Threshold in 5 Years

News 18  

As unprecedented heat conditions continue to take a massive toll on people, the World Meteorological Organization has warned that the situation might get worse as it strongly predicts at least one year between 2022 and 2026 could be the warmest surpassing the last record set in 2016. “The annual mean global near-surface temperature for each year between 2022 and 2026 …

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