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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 …

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Heatwave: Why is north and central India facing a severe heatwave? | Explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heatwave: Why is north and central India facing a severe heatwave? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: At least five people in Bihar’s Aurangabad city reportedly died on Thursday due to a sunstroke, news agency Reuters reported. Parts of north and central India continued to reel under a severe heatwave on Thursday, even as the India Meteorological Department predicted a gradual fall in temperature over the next five days. As per the IMD …

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What are the reasons and concerns related to floods in Kenya? | Explained
7 months, 1 week ago

What are the reasons and concerns related to floods in Kenya? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: India on May 14 sent fresh consignments of relief materials, including medicines and essential supplies, to the flood-affected people of Kenya, as the nation continues to reel under the impact of incessant rainfall and flooding. At least 2,000 schools in Kenya could not open on Monday despite an announcement to this effect by President William Ruto, …

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Like water sloshing in a giant bathtub, El Niño begins an inevitable retreat
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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Why Himachal Pradesh had its most rainless January since 1901 | Explained
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Himachal Pradesh had its most rainless January since 1901 | Explained

The Hindu  

January is usually the month when Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are blanketed with snow. The Himalayan ranges of Uttarakhand have also reported minimal snowfall, with the first bout of snow in January at Auli, a popular hill resort, only reported on January 19. Records from the India Meteorological Department suggest Himachal Pradesh has registered its driest January since 1901, with …

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Is climate change fuelling Idalia and other hurricanes?
1 year, 3 months ago

Is climate change fuelling Idalia and other hurricanes?

Al Jazeera  

Scientists say climate change has contributed to the intensity of hurricanes, driving higher winds and wetter storms. It ultimately made landfall in the United States as a powerful Category 3 storm — the threshold for a “major hurricane” — with wind speeds whipping at approximately 193 kilometres per hour. With the Atlantic hurricane season only now entering its peak months, …

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Mint Explainer: How a strong El Nino would hamper India’s monsoon & agriculture
1 year, 5 months ago

Mint Explainer: How a strong El Nino would hamper India’s monsoon & agriculture

Live Mint  

On June 20 Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said sea surface temperatures across the equatorial Pacific Ocean have warmed to El Nino threshold and are likely to rise by 3.2 degrees Celsius by November, well above the Indian Met’s forecast. India’s met department has said that El Nino could emerge in the monsoon season starting from June, although the sea surface …

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Pacific corals thrived during strongest El Niño, thanks to local currents, study finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Pacific corals thrived during strongest El Niño, thanks to local currents, study finds

The Hindu  

Localised Pacific Ocean currents provided much-needed sustenance to Palmyra Island’s coral reefs in the Central Pacific, which from April 2015 to May 2016 experienced one of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded, said new research. Researchers say that the phenomenon they identified could help Coral Reef Managers better plan and act for the future as marine heatwaves, a key …

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Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Niño is only partly to blame
1 year, 6 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 …

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Explained: Why El Niño is not good for monsoon rains in India
1 year, 6 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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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 …

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'Climate crisis accelerating at faster pace than expected': Scientist Roxy Koll
1 year, 6 months ago

'Climate crisis accelerating at faster pace than expected': Scientist Roxy Koll

Hindustan Times  

The climate crisis could spell the end of the world for many underprivileged, who have low capacity to adapt to the changes. Edited excerpts from an interview: Roxy Mathew Koll Read here: World Environment Day: Key climate meet to begin in Bonn on June 5 We experienced a mild summer but parts of eastern India saw extreme temperatures in April …

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US climate agency declares chance of El Niño now above 90 per cent in 2023
1 year, 7 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 …

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El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs
1 year, 7 months ago

El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs

The Hindu  

Winds are weakening along the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Specifically, El Niño tends to trigger intense and widespread periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves. Global ocean temperatures are already at record highs, so El Niño-induced marine heat waves could push many sensitive fisheries to a breaking point. But for many marine organisms that are highly adapted to …

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Explained | Why Mumbai’s cooler March may be a prelude to heat and heavy rain
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Why Mumbai’s cooler March may be a prelude to heat and heavy rain

The Hindu  

Mumbaikars have been pleasantly surprised this March because the whole month was cooler and drier than normal. The northern Arabian Sea has also been warming, and the combination of this land and ocean warming have enhanced the duration, frequency, and intensity of heat waves over India in the pre-monsoon season. Rapid warming over the Middle East produces low sea-level pressure …

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The weather system that influences the world
2 years, 1 month ago

The weather system that influences the world

The Economist  

The World Ahead | Triple dip The weather system that influences the world The southern Pacific Ocean has been locked in its La Niña phase for three winters running. This raises air pressure over the south-eastern Pacific and creates stronger westerly winds, which drive more water before them, setting up the opposite feedback loop to El Niño, and keeping ENSO …

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Strong Antarctic polar vortex adds to south-east Australian rainfall and flood risk, BOM says
2 years, 2 months ago

Strong Antarctic polar vortex adds to south-east Australian rainfall and flood risk, BOM says

ABC  

A band of high-altitude winds that's surrounding Antarctica, known as the stratospheric polar vortex, is adding to the risk of increased rainfall in Australia's south-east this spring, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Key points: Strong winds around Antarctica are driving an increased chance of rain in the country's south-east A strong polar vortex can lead to westerly winds moving …

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The east coast rain and flooding seems endless. Where on Earth is all the water coming from?
2 years, 9 months ago

The east coast rain and flooding seems endless. Where on Earth is all the water coming from?

ABC  

At any one time, Earth's atmosphere holds only about a week's worth of rain. But rainfall and floods have devastated Australia's eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast. This research was part of a broader study into where Australia's rain comes from, and what changes moisture supply during both drought and heavy rain. We found most rain …

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