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Dry run: Australia’s ski season kicks off without snow and El Niño may be to blame

Despite several cold snaps in May that brought early dustings of snow, a warmer start to winter has meant most of that has now melted

The Guardian - AU

Warm is the new norm for the Great Barrier Reef – and a likely El Niño raises red flags

The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño developing this year. This raises concern for the health of the Great Barrier Reef, which is under continuing threat from climate change.

The Conversation

Bureau of Meteorology puts Australia on ‘El Niño alert’

Update warns there is a 70% chance of the climate system developing before the end of this year, raising the risk of heatwaves and bushfires

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BoM declares El Niño alert, signaling higher chance of warm, dry winter conditions

The odds of a warm, dry winter and spring have shortened after the Bureau of Meteorology took its El Niño warning to a new level.

ABC News

Carbon dioxide in atmosphere hits new record high as scientists call for 'every effort to slash carbon pollution'

Scientists say we need to make 'very rapid and very large' emissions cuts as atmospheric CO2 jumps to an all-time high at the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory.

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El Niño may push heating past 1.5C but urgent action could avert catastrophe

Without emissions reductions, in next 10 years 1.5C target may be permanently exceeded

The Guardian - UK

Warmer and drier winter conditions for much of Australia

The entire nation can expect a warmer and drier winter in coming months, with every shade of brown painting the weather bureau's rainfall map.

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Bureau of Meteorology tips warm, dry winter for virtually all of Australia

The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts parched conditions across virtually all of Australia this winter as a double whammy of drought-linked climate drivers brew in waters to the west and east.

ABC News

With El Niño looming, urgent environmental action is needed to protect sites like the Coorong, experts warn

Ecosystems like South Australia's Coorong could be at risk from extended dry conditions if environmental action isn't taken immediately, experts say.

ABC News

What makes for a bumper snow season and how much snow will fall in Australia this year?

Skiers could sniff a big season after a good dump of the white stuff in the first week of May. But is pre-season snow a good indicator of great times ahead?

ABC News

Atlantic hurricane season 2023: El Niño and extreme Atlantic Ocean heat are about to clash

The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and forecasters are keeping a close eye on rising ocean temperatures, and not just in the Atlantic.

The Conversation

NOAA predicts a 'near-normal' hurricane season. But that's not good news

El Niño is coming, which usually means fewer storms. But abnormally warm ocean water makes hurricanes more likely. It's a rare situation

WEKU

2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño

The official 2023 hurricane season forecasts were just released, and while the Atlantic may see an average storm season this year, a busier-than-normal season is forecast in the eastern Pacific, meaning heightened risks for Mexico and Hawaii.

The Conversation

What’s likely in store for hurricane season. We’ve got the details from NOAA

MIAMI -- For the first time in several years, the 2023 hurricane season could be quieter than usual, with calls for a “near normal” season.

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NOAA forecasts a near average 2023 Atlantic hurricane season

A developing El Niño to compete with a warm Atlantic during hurricane season

ABC News

Asia's heatwave prompts climatologists' warning amid UN report on rising global temperatures

There are fresh warnings about the soaring heat across south and south-east Asia as a UN report warns global temperatures are very likely to hit records in the next five years.

ABC News

Temperatures to drop across Queensland before warmer, drier winter begins

Weather experts warn Queenslanders to keep their woollies close with temperatures about to drop this weekend, ahead of a warmer, drier winter on the cards with an El Niño imminent.

ABC News

El Niño predictions differ between US and Australian forecast agencies. Who is right?

The BOM's latest climate update keeps the possibility of El Niño at 50 per cent, but the US's chief forecast agency, NOAA, says it's a 90 per cent chance.

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NASA spots El Niño precursor from space: 'If it’s a big one, the globe will see record warming'

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.

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Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns

The U.N. weather agency has warned that El Niño and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into "uncharted territory."

Los Angeles Times

El Niño is likely returning, bringing danger for California and the world. ‘We need to be prepared’

LOS ANGELES — It’s Earth’s original disrupter — a recurring climate pattern so powerful that it can drive global average temperature to record highs, and generate both cliff-crumbling storms and crop-destroying droughts across the planet.

The Conversation

New study helps solve a 30-year-old puzzle: how is climate change affecting El Niño and La Niña?

Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions mean strong El Niño and La Niña events are occurring more often, according to our new research, which provides important new evidence of the human fingerprint on Earth’s climate.

ABC News

El Niño and La Niña have become more extreme and frequent because of climate change, study finds

CSIRO has found greenhouse gas emissions have likely been making El Niño and La Niña events more frequent and extreme since the 1960s. Up until now little was known about the role it played.

LiveScience

Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns

The U.N. weather agency has warned that El Niño and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into "uncharted territory."

Evening Standard

What are El Niño and La Niña? Heatwave continues but UK could be set for an icy blast

The summer temperatures will continue around the country this week, but could the ‘beast from the east’ be lurking?

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