El Nino
EXPLAINED / El Niño and La Niña
In light of this particularly hot summer, let's take some time to understand an important weather system that affects global temperatures, food security, and economies
Can our crops survive the erratic weather?
Take urgent stock of the impact of El Nino on our agriculture
Our world has entered its hottest days. What now?
Across the world, in the Pacific Ocean, we are seeing the beginning of a new El Nino year, which means that we have to expect significantly higher temperatures globally – not just for one year, but for several years to come.
Can we steer climate change out of overdrive?
Last week, the world witnessed the hottest day in modern history, with the global temperature average rising to a record 17.23 degrees Celsius.
Brace for a scorching summer as El Nino shifts into high gear
Although exceptional, the warm January temperatures are a stark reminder that, despite all the rhetoric about pivoting to green sources of energy like solar and wind, climate change is taking a turn for the worse because global GHG emissions are not showing any signs of a downward trend.
El Nino is over, coming up-La Nina
This year's monstrous El Nino, nicknamed Godzilla by NASA, is dead.
'Perfect storm' of El Niño and warming boosted Alberta fires
El Niño and ongoing climate change have both contributed to the devastating Alberta wildfires according to experts.
Venezuela to ration electricity in power crisis
Recession-wracked Venezuela is to ration electricity in 10 of its most populous and industrialized states, including metropolitan Caracas, the socialist government says.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit by 'worst' bleaching
Evidence that Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst coral bleaching on record has renewed calls for the UN to list it as "in-danger".
El Niño and La Niña
In light of this particularly hot summer, let's take some time to understand an important weather system that affects global temperatures, food security, and economies
Can our crops survive the erratic weather?
Take urgent stock of the impact of El Nino on our agriculture
Our world has entered its hottest days. What now?
Across the world, in the Pacific Ocean, we are seeing the beginning of a new El Nino year, which means that we have to expect significantly higher temperatures globally – not just for one year, but for several years to come.
Can we steer climate change out of overdrive?
Last week, the world witnessed the hottest day in modern history, with the global temperature average rising to a record 17.23 degrees Celsius.
Brace for a scorching summer as El Nino shifts into high gear
Although exceptional, the warm January temperatures are a stark reminder that, despite all the rhetoric about pivoting to green sources of energy like solar and wind, climate change is taking a turn for the worse because global GHG emissions are not showing any signs of a downward trend.
El Nino is over, coming up-La Nina
This year's monstrous El Nino, nicknamed Godzilla by NASA, is dead.
'Perfect storm' of El Niño and warming boosted Alberta fires
El Niño and ongoing climate change have both contributed to the devastating Alberta wildfires according to experts.
Venezuela to ration electricity in power crisis
Recession-wracked Venezuela is to ration electricity in 10 of its most populous and industrialized states, including metropolitan Caracas, the socialist government says.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit by 'worst' bleaching
Evidence that Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst coral bleaching on record has renewed calls for the UN to list it as "in-danger".
'2015 Earth's hottest by a wide margin'
Last year wasn't just the Earth's hottest year on record — it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust.