Adios El Nino, Hello La Nina?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The moderate El Nino of the past year has officially bowed out, leaving his cool sister, La Nina, poised to potentially take the equatorial stage.
(PhysOrg.com) -- The moderate El Nino of the past year has officially bowed out, leaving his cool sister, La Nina, poised to potentially take the equatorial stage.
Earth Sciences
Jun 22, 2010
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A new approach to analyzing paleo-climate reconstructions of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon resolves disagreements and reveals that ENSO activity during the 20th century has been unusually high compared ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.
Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009
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Intervals of regional warmth and cold in the past are linked to the El Niño phenomenon and the so-called "North Atlantic Oscillation" in the Northern hemisphere's jet stream, according to a team of climate scientists. These ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 26, 2009
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El Nino years can have a big impact on the littlest plants in the ocean, and NASA scientists are studying the relationship between the two.
Earth Sciences
Apr 4, 2016
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The Philippines is facing an El Nino-spawned dry spell that will cut rainfall by as much as 80 percent and hit food production, a government weather forecaster warned Monday.
Environment
Jun 29, 2015
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Somalia's bread basket has become a dust bowl as the life-giving waters of the mighty Shabelle river run dry amid intense drought in the war-torn country.
Environment
Mar 31, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- El Niño 2009-2010 just keeps hanging in there.
Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2010
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The disruptive La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific basin should strengthen over the next four to six months, heralding stronger monsoons and more hurricanes, the UN weather agency said on Monday.
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2010
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The last raindrop fell three months ago, forcing Carlos Roman to take his cattle further and further away to find water and keep them alive in Nicaragua's northeastern farmlands.
Environment
Aug 7, 2014
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