This joint WFP and Action Against Hunger publication presents the impacts of El Niño in LAC, highlighting the emergency response and resilience activities taken to mitigate the effect of climate shocks in the region. The publication underscores the significance of adequate anticipation, preparedness, and response to climate emergencies in LAC. …
The strongest El Nino in nearly 20 years, which damaged crop production in Asia and caused food shortages, has ended, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday. Climate indicators associated with El Nino, which emerged in 2015, have now returned to neutral levels, the BOM said. El Nino …
The lasting impact from the El Niño climate pattern has led some African countries into their most serious food crisis in the past quarter century. There are 31 million people on the continent in urgent need of food. United Nations experts said over the weekend they are expecting another 20 …
As the African Development Bank meets in southern Africa, one of the strongest and most sustained El Niño events on record – turbocharged by climate change – is causing severe drought, failed harvests and a hunger crisis across the region. This is being made worse by record high temperatures as …
As the African Development Bank meets in southern Africa, one of the strongest and most sustained El Niño events on record – turbocharged by climate change – is causing severe drought, failed harvests and a hunger crisis across the region. This is being made worse by record high temperatures as …
Think of it as Mother Nature’s roller-coaster ride: the shift between the weather patterns known as El Nino and La Nina that, at their worst, can cause havoc worldwide. El Nino -- spurred on by a warming of the equatorial Pacific -- has dried up rice crops across Southeast Asia, …
Over India, heat waves occur during the summer months of April to June. A gridded daily temperature data set for the period, 1961–2013 has been analyzed to examine the variability and trends in heat waves over India. For identifying heat waves, the Excess Heat Factor (EHF) and 90th percentile of …
On the heels of one of the strongest El Niños on record, climate scientists reveal the world may soon be bracing itself for the arrival of La Niña. Recent data shows there is a 75 percent chance the climate pattern will develop by fall, when surface temperatures in the Pacific …
Earth has dealt with a very hot temperature, something which cannot seem to end. According to the data released by NASA, the planet has recorded a scorching streak of warm months that has increased to seven. The earth's average temperature is 1.11 degrees Celsius or 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit above the …
After the fourth attempt, NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka airport in New Zealand. Its mission is to perform near-space scientific investigations. This was the fifth attempt after other attempts were thwarted because of bad weather, according to NASA. Dwayne Orr from Columbia Balloon Facility said that …
PHAYA MENGRAI, Thailand—A severe drought caused by the El Niño weather system has inflamed water-linked problems across Southeast Asia in a region that hosts some of the world’s most fertile farmlands. The water crisis, the worst in 60 years, has pit industrial-scale plantations against smallholders in Thailand. It has led …
Southern Hemisphere carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have risen above the 400ppm limit, and this has made scientists worried. The 400ppm level is a significant marker for rising greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming and ocean acidification. An important atmospheric monitoring station in north-west Tasmania confirmed the status that …
GUATEMALA CITY – The El Niño weather phenomenon is causing the worst drought in 30 years in Central America’s Dry Corridor, one of the world’s most vulnerable spots for unstable weather conditions. Since 2012, the rains have been avoiding Central America and the drought has caused local farmers to lose …
The international climate deal agreed in Paris has “failed to include meaningful mechanisms” to guarantee financial support for poorer countries adapting to global warming, according to a report by Oxfam. In the study, Unfinished Business, the aid charity claims the high cost of climate adaptation measures, such as creating flood …
Climate change is a brutal reality confronting millions of the world’s most vulnerable people. Their need for financial support to adapt to climate extremes is urgent and rising. International support for adaptation falls well short of what is needed. Latest estimates indicate that only 16 percent of international climate finance …
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) launched its annual publication on internal displacement, citing climate change and related natural hazards, such as drought, sea-level rise and desertification, as increasingly important factors causing internal displacement. The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) is published annually by the NRC's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre …
The report reveals the influence of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef, and provides strong scientific evidence that future bleaching events are likely to become more frequent and severe. The report found that rising global ocean temperatures, driven by climate change, has been the cause of an extremely severe …
The report reveals the influence of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef, and provides strong scientific evidence that future bleaching events are likely to become more frequent and severe. The report found that rising global ocean temperatures, driven by climate change, has been the cause of an extremely severe …
The 2015/16 El Niño is one of the strongest on record. The warming of the central to east equatorial Pacific of +2 °C has had impacts globally, regionally and country-specific. In certain regions, the occurrences of droughts, storm surges, floods, wildland fires and hot and cold spells in 2015 and …
Some 42 per cent of the Philippines is experiencing drought or dry spells brought on by El Ni'o. The La Ni'a phenomenon is expected to follow later this year, bringing excessive rainfall. This bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects the current situation and details available at this …
SHEPHERD Tavaruva, a previous Masvingo Farmer of the Year winner, says he won't be adding to his medal tally any time soon. Zimbabwe's worst drought since the new millennium is driving farmers like Tavaruva off the land. The34-year-old, who won the provincial accolade in 2006 and 2007, now runs a …
