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Long-term warming currently at 1.3°C above pre-industrial level: WMO

Long term warming is currently likely to be about 1.3°C above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. For 16 consecutive months, the global mean temperature likely exceeded anything recorded before, by a wide margin, the World Meteorological Organisation’s consolidated analysis of the datasets said on Monday. The January – September 2024 global mean surface air temperature was …

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2 months ago

Earth is likely to have its hottest year on record – again

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. Dr. Gavin Schmidt, the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, wrote on social media Tuesday that new …

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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 …

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3 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 …

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6 months ago

Global coral bleaching crisis: Indian Ocean reefs severely affected by record heat, says NOAA

Hindustan Times

Last month, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the world’s coral reefs are experiencing a global mass bleaching event due to the combined effects of climate change and an El Niño climate pattern, which have pushed ocean temperatures to record highs. NOAA Coral Reef Watch has predicted all large-scale bleaching events since the late 1990s by …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Extreme heat forecast for Western U.S. may kick off sweltering summer. Here’s the outlook

LA Times

A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records. A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records, prime the landscape for wildfires and kick off a sizzling summer. “This will be another event where a fair chunk …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Like water sloshing in a giant bathtub, El Niño begins an inevitable retreat

LA Times

A few weeks ago, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology declared that the Pacific Ocean is no longer in an El Niño state and has returned to “neutral.” American scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been more hesitant, but they estimate that there is an 85% chance that the Pacific will enter a neutral state in the next …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

April 2024 warmest ever on record as temperature continues to soar globally: European climate agency

India TV News

In its latest report released on Wednesday, the European Union's climate agency Copernicus Climate Change Service revealed that April was recorded as the warmest month ever globally. Compared to the pre-industrial reference period of 1850-1900, the average global temperature for April soared to 15.03 degrees Celsius, marking a significant increase of 1.58 degrees Celsius. Surge in global temperature According to …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

After devastating rainfall in UAE and Oman, experts urge integration of climate resilience in urban development plans

Hindustan Times

In the aftermath of the record-breaking rainfall in the UAE and Oman, which led to severe impacts on its infrastructure, experts are calling for an urgent revision of urban development and emergency preparedness plans to integrate considerations for extreme weather events, which are quickly becoming more frequent and severe due to the impacts of climate change. Urban planning and infrastructure …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

El Niño weather is leading to droughts and power cuts in South America

NPR

El Niño weather is leading to droughts and power cuts in South America Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Rueda for NPR Manuel Rueda for NPR BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Steven Ramos runs a coffee shop outside Externado University in Bogotá. A drought, brought about by the El Niño weather pattern, has upended life in several South American cities this year, …

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8 months, 4 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 …

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11 months ago

SoCal sees two ‘thousand-year’ storms within weeks. More could be coming

LA Times

Weather officials had been warning Californians about the wrath of El Niño for months — even as some residents had begun to think the typically soaking climate pattern had gone AWOL. “The idea that climate change is causing the wet and dry periods to become more extreme for California — that’s what the models have been predicting, and that’s what’s …

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11 months ago

Here's what's been pulling the strings on Australia's weather recently — and it's not just El Niño

ABC

From a parched, hot September and October — on the brink of extreme drought — to flooding rains in summer, the past few months have thrown up a range of weather extremes across the country. One of the likely reasons for this enhanced summer rainfall — particularly over the south-eastern states — is a driver known as the Southern Annular …

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11 months, 2 weeks 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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1 year, 1 month ago

Once-in-a-century flooding swamps Somalia after historic drought

The Hindu

The United Nations has described floods that uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa following a historic drought as a once-in-a-century event. Around 1.6 million people in Somalia could be affected by the heavy seasonal downpours, which have been worsened by the combined impact of two climate phenomenons, El Niño and the Indian …

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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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1 year, 3 months ago

El Niño is getting stronger, and odds are tilting toward another wet winter for California

LA Times

A photo from March shows the El Rico Pipe Yard in Corcoran submerged from powerful storms and the resurgence of Tulare Lake. “Right now, if you had to put money on it, the good money would probably be on a significantly wetter-than-average second half to winter in particular,” Swain said during a briefing Thursday, noting that those months are already …

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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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Bureau of Meteorology formally declares El Niño weather event, as hot and dry conditions sweep south-east Australia — as it happened

ABC

Professor Delene Weber is an environmental scientist and bushfire researcher at the University of South Australia. "We can take time to make sure our Bushfire Survival Plans are up to date, and that everyone in the house is aware of the plan and knows what they can do if they are together or alone in the home if an incident …

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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

2023 on track to be world's hottest year on record, temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for first time

ABC

This year is now almost certain to become Earth's warmest on record after a hot July and August saw global temperatures reach the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. "If current 2023 temperature anomalies are maintained, or increase, over the last four months of the year that would be sufficient for an annual record to be …

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1 year, 3 months ago

From drought and bushfires to hail storms and rain, how has El Niño impacted on Australia in the past?

ABC

The likely onset of the El Niño climate driver has made headlines this year, raising concerns about a dry and hot spring and summer ahead for Australia. A look back at the 27 recorded El Niño events since 1902 shows the impacts have overwhelmingly had a dry influence on eastern Australia. Monash University climate scientist Ailie Gallant said the event …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Climate scientists warn nature's 'anaesthetics' have worn off, now Earth is feeling the pain as ocean heating hits record highs

ABC

Satellites, ships and buoys monitoring the Earth have captured a significant rise in global ocean temperatures since the early 1980s. Georgia Institute of Technology climate scientist Annalisa Bracco said what made this year's ocean temperatures especially "peculiar" were how widespread the heat was. Dr Bracco said it was "very plausible" these warm ocean temperatures aided extreme weather events in 2023, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

How El Niño could affect the economy and cost of living, with upward pressure on food prices

ABC

A looming El Niño could deal another blow to the hip-pocket of Australian's, according to analysts, with the potential to further increase food prices and cause fluctuations in the demand for commodities. "The increased likelihood of an El Niño event in 2023/24 and associated downgrade for agricultural production could put upward pressure on some food prices over the coming year," …

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Long-term warming currently at 1.3°C above pre-industrial level: WMO

Earth is likely to have its hottest year on record – again

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

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

Global coral bleaching crisis: Indian Ocean reefs severely affected by record heat, says NOAA

Extreme heat forecast for Western U.S. may kick off sweltering summer. Here’s the outlook

Like water sloshing in a giant bathtub, El Niño begins an inevitable retreat

April 2024 warmest ever on record as temperature continues to soar globally: European climate agency

After devastating rainfall in UAE and Oman, experts urge integration of climate resilience in urban development plans

El Niño weather is leading to droughts and power cuts in South America

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

SoCal sees two ‘thousand-year’ storms within weeks. More could be coming

Here's what's been pulling the strings on Australia's weather recently — and it's not just El Niño

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

Once-in-a-century flooding swamps Somalia after historic drought

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

El Niño is getting stronger, and odds are tilting toward another wet winter for California

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

Bureau of Meteorology formally declares El Niño weather event, as hot and dry conditions sweep south-east Australia — as it happened

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

2023 on track to be world's hottest year on record, temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for first time

From drought and bushfires to hail storms and rain, how has El Niño impacted on Australia in the past?

Climate scientists warn nature's 'anaesthetics' have worn off, now Earth is feeling the pain as ocean heating hits record highs

How El Niño could affect the economy and cost of living, with upward pressure on food prices