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How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
6 months, 1 week ago

How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season

LA Times  

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead, experts said. “Beryl is unprecedentedly strange,” said Weather Underground co-founder Jeff Masters, a former government hurricane meteorologist who flew into storms. “This is the type of storm that we …

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California braces for heavy wildfire activity this fall: ‘They’re only going to get worse’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

California braces for heavy wildfire activity this fall: ‘They’re only going to get worse’

LA Times  

Experts are warning Californians to brace for a ‘very active’ wildfire season this fall as two back-to-back wet winters and forecasts for a warmer-than-normal summer are likely to prime the state’s landscape for fire. “The bad news is that I think that the back half of this season is going to be much more active — with a lot more …

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Will the La Niña cycle cool down Earth's record-breaking heat streak? Not so fast, experts caution
6 months, 4 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 …

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

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As El Niño starts flip to La Niña, Latin America asked to be on alert
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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"Borrowed time": As we shatter temperature records, experts worry we're in "uncharted territory"
8 months, 3 weeks ago

"Borrowed time": As we shatter temperature records, experts worry we're in "uncharted territory"

Salon  

Our rapidly heating planet is regularly shattering records these days. Now the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service revealed that March 2024 was 1.68º C warmer than pre-industrial times, prompting one NASA scientist to warn the BBC that humanity is now in "uncharted territory." Schmidt, the director of Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, told Salon that "the long term …

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Coral bleaching: Ocean heat is driving a mass bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Coral bleaching: Ocean heat is driving a mass bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record

CNN  

CNN — Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning this could become the worst bleaching period in recorded history. NOAA predicts La Niña, El Niño’s cooler counterpart, could arrive between June and August this year, which provides “a …

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El Niño doesn't automatically mean it won't rain. Here's why it's been so wet and stormy for Australia's eastern states
1 year ago

El Niño doesn't automatically mean it won't rain. Here's why it's been so wet and stormy for Australia's eastern states

ABC  

Australian weather has always been prone to extremes, which is why the sunburnt country is known for its drought and flooding rains. "So when we know it's going to be an El Niño it changes that probability so the segment for dry conditions on that chocolate wheel is much larger, and the wet is smaller." "When we talk about dry …

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El Niño and global warming are mixing in alarming ways
1 year, 2 months ago

El Niño and global warming are mixing in alarming ways

Hindustan Times  

AFTER YEARS of praying for more rain, Californians unexpectedly found themselves wishing for less this week, when tropical storm Hilary blew in from Mexico on August 21st. Most of the few that have reached the state, however, including Hilary, have coincided with El Niño, a weather pattern that temporarily raises global temperatures while redistributing heat and moisture around the world. …

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A warm, wet El Niño winter is in store for California and much of the U.S.
1 year, 2 months ago

A warm, wet El Niño winter is in store for California and much of the U.S.

LA Times  

After a blistering summer of record heat, raging wildfires and unpredictable storms, federal scientists on Thursday said a warm, wet winter driven by El Niño is in store for California and much of the rest of the country. “The anticipated strong El Niño is the predominant climate factor driving the U.S. winter outlook this year,” said Jon Gottschalck, chief of …

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Explained: Why El Niño is not good for monsoon rains in India
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained: Why El Niño is not good for monsoon rains in India

Firstpost  

The El Niño weather phenomenon is here and it is expected to send temperatures soaring globally. Experts also worry that with an El Niño event this year, India is unlikely to receive normal rainfall during the monsoon The El Niño phase is finally here, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “During El Niño events, these winds weaken or …

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Food prices to keep rising if mooted 'triple-dip' La Niña creates more chaos, say experts
2 years, 7 months ago

Food prices to keep rising if mooted 'triple-dip' La Niña creates more chaos, say experts

ABC  

If it seems like your grocery bill is more expensive than ever, that's because the price of food hasn't been this high since the last time Australia had back-to-back La Niña weather systems a decade ago. Key points: Pantry basics have biggest price rise in a decade as food manufacturers are forced to pass on cost increases Price tracking shows …

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Wet autumn outlook for parts of eastern Australia as the BOM predicts above average rainfall
2 years, 9 months ago

Wet autumn outlook for parts of eastern Australia as the BOM predicts above average rainfall

ABC  

For anyone looking for an end to the wet weather soaking Australia's east coast, the news isn't good — above average rainfall is set to continue. Key points: Above median rainfall is likely for northern and eastern Australia between April and June Australia is in its second consecutive La Niña year and a third isn't out of the question While …

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Brace for a normal winter this year, mercury may drop from today: Met
3 years, 1 month ago

Brace for a normal winter this year, mercury may drop from today: Met

Hindustan Times  

Winter is here and is unlikely to be cooler than normal in Delhi, the central weather office said in its season forecast on Wednesday. Representative Image “The winter season is likely to experience normal to above normal minimum temperature over parts of northwest India.below normal minimum temperature is likely over some parts of north interior peninsula,” said the India Meteorological …

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Weather experts weigh in on why spring gave Delhi a miss
3 years, 10 months ago

Weather experts weigh in on why spring gave Delhi a miss

Hindustan Times  

Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 31.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Mumbai, 34.6 degrees, and Kolkata, 35.8 degrees as many parts of India experienced the hottest spring they have in years as the absence of western disturbances, cyclonic storms originating in the Mediterranean more than offset the effect of La Niña, which many experts expected to prolong the winter in …

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