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As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record
3 months, 2 weeks ago

As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record

LA Times  

As Southern California swelters under its most punishing heat wave of the year, international climate officials have confirmed that summer 2024 was Earth’s hottest on record. The global average temperature in June, July and August — known as the boreal summer in the Northern hemisphere — was a record-breaking 62.24 degrees, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. …

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As La Niña strengthens, forecasters warn of a potential return to drought
4 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 …

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The oceans are weirdly hot. Scientists are trying to figure out why
4 months, 1 week ago

The oceans are weirdly hot. Scientists are trying to figure out why

NPR  

The oceans are weirdly hot. “This could be contributing to the warm temperatures we’ve seen in the last couple years,” says Andrew Gettelman, a climate scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and one of the authors of the forthcoming study. Recent research suggests that the answer is “No.” “I was very skeptical of the warming effect,” says Dessler, who is …

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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 …

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La Nina may not lead to dip in temperatures soon: WMO
6 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 …

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Warmest April on record extends planet’s hot streak to 11 months
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Warmest April on record extends planet’s hot streak to 11 months

LA Times  

Earth’s simmering hot streak has stretched 11 months, with April breaking yet another global temperature record. “El Niño peaked at the beginning of the year and the sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific are now going back towards neutral conditions,” Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo said in a statement. “However, whilst temperature variations associated with natural cycles like El …

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April 2024 warmest ever on record as temperature continues to soar globally: European climate agency
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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Planet endures record-hot April, as scientists warn 2024 could beat heat records for second year in a row
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Planet endures record-hot April, as scientists warn 2024 could beat heat records for second year in a row

CNN  

CNN — Extraordinary global heat continues its streak. With that new data point, some scientists warn there is a strong chance 2024 could beat 2023 as the warmest year on record. Lisa Marie David/Reuters Unprecedented global heat is being driven by the long-term trend of global warming — mainly caused by humans burning fossil fuels — boosted by El Niño, …

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And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March
8 months, 2 weeks ago

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March

LA Times  

Earth’s worrisome warming trajectory continued unabated last month, with March marking the 10th month in a row that the planet has broken global heat records, international climate officials announced this week. With an average surface temperature of 57.45 degrees Fahrenheit, last month was warmer globally than any previous March on record, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. …

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Odds of La Niña rise to 80 per cent according to US weather agency
9 months, 1 week ago

Odds of La Niña rise to 80 per cent according to US weather agency

ABC  

El Niño's demise and La Niña's emergence is gaining traction, increasing the odds Australia will face another lengthy period of above average rain and cooler temperatures by the back half of 2024. "A transition from El Niño to ENSO neutral is likely by April-June 2024, with the odds of La Niña developing by June-August 2024," stated NOAA's latest diagnostic. Looking …

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After winter storms, California can expect a late start to the wildfire season
9 months, 2 weeks ago

After winter storms, California can expect a late start to the wildfire season

LA Times  

A series of late-season winter storms has filled reservoirs, boosted snowpack and left forecasters anticipating a late start to California’s wildfire season. And while the odds are also tilting toward a milder than normal fire season overall, that outlook could change by July, said National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jonathan O’Brien. “Years when we’ve had above-average snowpack have been correlated, …

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Global hot streak continues: February was Earth’s warmest on record
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Global hot streak continues: February was Earth’s warmest on record

LA Times  

The planet has experienced its ninth consecutive month of record-breaking warmth, with a simmering February rounding out the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest meteorological winter on record, international climate officials announced this week. The global surface temperature in February was 56.4 degrees — about 0.2 of a degree warmer than the previous February record set in 2016, according to the European Union’s …

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Karnataka to witness above-normal temperature this summer: Met Department
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka to witness above-normal temperature this summer: Met Department

The Hindu  

Karnataka is likely to have a warm summer as the season will witness above-normal temperature. The summer months are between March and May and the meteorological department forecasts above normal temperature for all three months. During March, some districts of south interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, are likely to experience above normal maximum temperature,” said A. Prasad, scientist, India Meteorological Department, …

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Dengue cases in Peru are surging, fueled by mosquitoes and high temperatures brought by El Niño
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dengue cases in Peru are surging, fueled by mosquitoes and high temperatures brought by El Niño

Associated Press  

PIURA, Peru — Residents of Pedregal Grande, a poor neighborhood in the Peruvian city of Piura, receive water for only 30 minutes a day because of shortages, forcing them to collect it in plastic tanks that have become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. “There are three or four sick neighbors within 100 meters.” With 5,275 dengue cases, Piura was by Friday …

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Earth's warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth's warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months

ABC  

Global temperatures through January were the warmest on record at 1.66 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The month was 0.12C above the previous warmest January in 2020 and extends the run of record warm months to eight, following similar unprecedented temperatures from June to December last year. Oceans simmering - …

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Here's what's been pulling the strings on Australia's weather recently — and it's not just El Niño
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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Bureau of Meteorology tipping a warmer-than-normal February in remaining summer outlook
11 months ago

Bureau of Meteorology tipping a warmer-than-normal February in remaining summer outlook

ABC  

Halfway into summer, the season has thrown up a range of extremes across the country — from heavy rainfall and flooding, to a delayed monsoon in the north and extreme heatwaves in the west. Other regions — including much of western Western Australia and parts of Australia's tropics — have a lot of making up to do if they are …

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Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record

LA Times  

An astonishing seven consecutive months of record-breaking warmth have culminated in a grim milestone for humanity: 2023 was, officially, Earth’s hottest year on record. Temperatures during 2023 likely exceed those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years.” With a global average temperature of 58.96 degrees, last year was about 0.31 of a degree warmer than the previous …

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November shatters global temperature records, marking 6 record-warm months in a row
1 year ago

November shatters global temperature records, marking 6 record-warm months in a row

LA Times  

The planet has experienced an astounding six-month run of record-breaking temperatures, including the hottest November on record, federal officials announced Thursday. Global average temperatures last month were 2.59 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average — 0.68 degrees above the previous record from November 2015, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose records date back to 1850. “It …

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El Niño impact: Warm winter awaits Bengalureans
1 year ago

El Niño impact: Warm winter awaits Bengalureans

The Hindu  

Bengaluru is likely to witness warmer winter months between December 2023 and February 2024. The average minimum temperature in Bengaluru for the month of December is 16.4 degree Celsius and for January it is 16.1 degree Celsius. However, this winter, the temperature is likely to see a rise by 1 degree Celsius and the minimum temperature is likely to be …

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Sugar prices are rising worldwide after El Niño-linked weather damaged crops in Asia
1 year, 1 month ago

Sugar prices are rising worldwide after El Niño-linked weather damaged crops in Asia

LA Times  

Abba Usman sells granulated sugar at his shop in Abuja, Nigeria, on Oct. 27. Sugar worldwide is trading at the highest prices since 2011, mainly due to lower global supplies after unusually dry weather damaged harvests in India and Thailand, the world’s second- and third-largest exporters. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is predicting a 2% decline in global …

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The world has experienced its hottest 12 months on record, and El Niño is set to drive temperatures higher
1 year, 1 month ago

The world has experienced its hottest 12 months on record, and El Niño is set to drive temperatures higher

ABC  

The world has just experienced its hottest 12-month period in recorded history, with the average global temperature over 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels between November 2022 and October this year. "Looking at the climate shift index, we could see that close to 5.8 billion people actually, in this past year, experienced temperatures higher than the normal monthly averages," she …

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With hot October temperatures, this is ‘virtually certain’ to be the warmest year on record
1 year, 1 month ago

With hot October temperatures, this is ‘virtually certain’ to be the warmest year on record

LA Times  

Following another month of record-shattering temperatures, European scientists said Wednesday that 2023 is “virtually certain” to go down as the planet’s hottest year on record. Last month was the hottest October ever recorded, with an average global surface temperature of 59.5 degrees Fahrenheit— about 3.1 degrees warmer than the preindustrial average, according to Copernicus Climate Change Service, the European climate …

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Record ocean and land heat continues in autumn as El Nino intensifies
1 year, 1 month ago

Record ocean and land heat continues in autumn as El Nino intensifies

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Ocean and land temperatures continued their record-breaking spree in October. Sea surface and land temperatures have been at record highs for seven and five months respectively, data maintained by University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer shows. Average sea surface temperatures were significantly high in October compared to the 1982-2011 mean and higher than any year since 1981 as per …

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