El Niño is officially here, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and with it comes a change from the La Niña weather patterns New Zealand has experienced for the past three years.
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2023
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In the years it strikes, the band of warm ocean water spanning from South America to Asia known as El Niño triggers far-reaching changes in weather that result in devastating floods, crop-killing droughts, plummeting fish ...
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May 18, 2023
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In the summer of 2022, over 20,000 excess deaths across Spain, France, Germany and Great Britain were suggested to have been linked to extremely hot weather. In the context of global warming where climate models point to ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2023
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Tropical rainforests store 25%-40% of global soil carbon, though they occupy only 7% of Earth's land area. By functioning as a carbon sink, tropical forests prevent more severe effects from climate change.
Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2023
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Simulated volcanic eruptions may be blowing up our ability to predict near-term climate, according to a new study published in Science Advances.
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2023
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A new study of global patterns of simultaneous climate extremes has found future incidents will be exacerbated by human-driven climate change.
Environment
Mar 13, 2023
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Surrounded by miles of dried land and what remains of his famished livestock, Daniel Lepaine is a worried man. Dozens of his goats in Ngong, a town in southern Kenya, have died after three years of harrowing drought in the ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2023
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It was anchovy fishermen in Peru who first noticed and named El Niño events in the tropical Pacific hundreds of years ago. Their catches would fluctuate and the largest declines were seen near Christmas when the ocean was ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2023
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The tropical Pacific is currently experiencing a prolonged La Niña condition, which has great impact on the weather and climate globally. A La Niña condition emerged in late 2020, followed by the 2nd-year surface cooling ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 23, 2023
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Warming temperatures unleash termites in more areas of the world, and more termites may actually accelerate warming temperatures. Scientists say it's time for climate prediction models to take note.
Ecology
Feb 9, 2023
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