The Latest Breaking News from El Niño

This year’s heatwaves have been a huge challenge – and scientists predict 2024 will likely break records again

Most of the country likely to experience ‘unusually warm days’ but Bureau of Meteorology has yet to declare an El Niño

Sizzling ocean temperatures in the east-central tropical Pacific throughout July indicate there is a good chance El Niño conditions will remain strong for the next six months.

The El Niño climate pattern and the heat dome over much of the U.S. is putting some at risk of extreme flooding

India faces driest Aug in over 100 yrs, El Niño to blame. Monsoon vital for $3-trillion economy, delivering 70% of rain. Rainfall expected to be lowest since 1901, denting yields of summer-crops, boosting food inflation. Monsoon not reviving, dry spell unusually prolonged in south. El Niño impacting Indian monsoon, soil…

Kerala facing drought-like conditions due to 44% deficient monsoon, 90% shortfall in August. Water levels in reservoirs at 37% of total storage capacity. IMD forecasts below-normal rainfall till Aug 25. El Niño and neutral IOD likely to continue, indicating 'dry run' of monsoon in Kerala. 14 deficient monsoons since 1901,…

Sizzling ocean temperatures in the east-central tropical Pacific throughout July indicate there is a good chance El Niño conditions will remain strong for the next six months.

Agency urges readiness as record-breaking ocean temps, El Niño effects increase worse-than-average hurricane risk

Since 2006, the amount of heat-trapping methane in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising fast and, unlike the rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane’s recent increase seems to be driven by biological emissions, not the burning of fossil fuels. This might just be ordinary variability – a result of natural climate…