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 El Nino risks for this year is rising in India and it could result in sub-par rains, hurting rural demand and food inflation in the country, says a report. According to the Japanese brokerage firm Nomura, the possibility of El Nino conditions is developing this year and this could …
Global warming coupled with changes arising out of an evolving El Nino may have combined to cause the heavy spells of unseasonal rain which have devastated crops in many parts of India since late February, a leading meteorologist has said. India received nearly double its average rainfall this March, making …
At a time when international models suspect that central and equatorial east Pacific is slowly drifting to El Nino conditions, a study on its likely impact on monsoon here has thrown up interesting results. El Nino has no direct correlation with monsoon performance but has generally been viewed with circumspection …
Even as global forecasters have upped the chances of 2015 to be an El Nino year to 70 per cent, private weather forecaster Skymet says that the country will receive normal rains during the June-September monsoon season, a welcome news in a country where as much as 60 per cent …
Sea temperatures around Australia are posting "amazing" records that climate specialists say signal global records set in 2014 may be broken this year and next. March sea-surface temperatures in the Coral Sea region off Queensland broke the previous high by 0.12 degrees – a big jump for oceans that are …
A US government weather forecaster on Thursday raised its forecast for the chance of El Nino conditions during the Northern Hemisphere summer to 70 per cent, up from a 60 per cent chance last month, with a 60 per cent chance it lasts through autumn. The Climate Prediction Centre, an …
(Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said in its monthly outlook on Friday that the possibility of an El Nino weather pattern forming by summer remains high, but gave no probability forecast. The previous El Nino, which emerged last summer, ended over winter and conditions appear to be normal now, the …
The Atlantic Ocean may have one of its quietest hurricane seasons in decades because of cooler water in the Atlantic and an El Nino in the Pacific, Colorado State University forecasters said. William Gray and Phil Klotzbach predict seven named storms in the basin versus the 30-year average of 12. …
The corals of the South Pacific have been ravaged by bleaching, according to US government scientists. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) said a global die-off was increasingly likely with the return of El Niño conditions. The warmth that caused an unprecedented die-off in the North Pacific in the …
Recent warming of the Pacific Ocean may signal an El Nino weather event is forming, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday. Climate models indicate the central tropical Pacific Ocean is likely to continue to warm, with El Nino thresholds to be reached or exceeded by mid-year, the weather …
Temperatures in the city are likely to hit new highs in the years ahead, Hong Kong's top weatherman has warned, as the city's Observatory predicted up to seven typhoons would come close in 2015. The Observatory's director, Shun Chi-ming, said the city should be prepared for more temperature records, with …
A prolonged burst of heat across inland Australia earlier this month set late-season records at dozens of weather sites and will probably have worsened drought conditions, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Australia posted its second hottest February in a century of records and the unusual warmth extended well into autumn …
WMO has confirmed continuation of warming trend over the past few decades, with 14 of the 15 hottest years on record occurring this century. Record ocean heat, high land-surface temperatures and devastating flooding were some of the defining characteristics of the global climate in 2014, which was nominally the warmest …
Cyclone Pam's impact may not be restricted to devastating the island nation of Vanuatu – it may also have boosted the likelihood of an El Nino event for later this year, the Bureau of Meteorology said. The strength of category-5 Cyclone Pam combined with tropical storm Bavi to produce "one …
Weather scientists from the US, Japan and Europe expect India's monsoon rainfall to be normal this year, a welcome news for a country that lacks adequate irrigation facilities in its farms and is largely dependent on rains. The forecasters see a 50-60% chance for the rain-disrupting El Nino phenomenon to …
The world needs to prepare itself for a rapid increase in the speed of climate change, scientists have warned. US researchers claim that the fast onset of global warming is set to alter the way people live, even over short time scales. This is according to new evidence which suggests …
(Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Tuesday that the possibility of an El Nino pattern forming by summer is higher than the 50 percent it projected in its previous monthly forecast. Normal weather patterns may continue, but there is higher chance of an El Nino, which is often linked …
Climate change is impacting birds across the world as seasons shift. Now, though, scientists have taken a closer look at the white-collared manakin and have found that habitat degradation and climate shifts may impact this species survival. Habitat alteration due to forest clearing and climate change threaten wildlife populations throughout …
Australia's weather bureau said on Tuesday the chance of an El Nino developing this year had risen to about 50 percent after signs of renewed warming in tropical Pacific Ocean. The Bureau of Meteorology said six out of eight international models it surveyed indicated that sea surface temperatures in the …
Visakhapatnam: The rising sea surface temperatures (SST) in the Bay of Bengal have been posing a threat to the existence of certain fish and other marine species. The variations in SST have been due to rampant pollution in sea and also due to human activities on the coast. Fishermen catch …
