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"El Niño may peak at the worst time for the Amazon – and it should worry us all - Jonathan Watts"
#ElNino #AmazonRainforest #Climate

El Niño may peak at the worst time for the Amazon – and it should worry us all
Delay to rainy season in forest already damaged by human-driven heating could trigger powerful ‘Godzilla’ El Niño

🚨new publication alert🚨
Some types of El Niño lead to more melt over the Ross Ice Shelf in #Antarctica.
In our paper led by PhD student Sanjiban Dutta, we look at the synoptic relationship where Eastern Pacific El Niños channel warm moist air over the Ross Ice Shelf. One to watch with the current #ElNino building..
#ClimateDiary https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD045932

"El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century"
#Indonesia #ElNino #Emissions

El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century - Carbon Brief
Wildfires burning in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the country’s most-intense fire season this century.

The world's oceans are the hottest on record for June—and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even more
#ocean #environment #ElNino

The absolutely essential @… #ENSO #ElNino visualisation you didn't know you needed..
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-explainer/index.html

"Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms"
#SriLanka #ElNino #Drought

#ElNino is not a new phenomenon, but the amplification by #ClimateChange and #GlobalWarming seems to be appearing.
And the impact on the Panama Canal, reducing the number of ships it can handle, wi…

Panama canal to reduce shipping as El Niño strikes vital route
Further restrictions on shipping lane possible as Central America gripped by severe drought

#ElNino is not a new phenomenon, but the amplification by #ClimateChange and #GlobalWarming seems to be appearing.
And the impact on the Panama Canal, reducing the number of ships it can handle, wi…

Panama canal to reduce shipping as El Niño strikes vital route
Further restrictions on shipping lane possible as Central America gripped by severe drought

Good explanation of El Niño and La Niña.
#elNino #lanina #climate #climatechange

"El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity

"Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging"
#Australia #Environment #ElNino

Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging
Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher says

"BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months

"Three hurricanes in Pacific show the power of El Nino"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

"In an Already Broiling Summer, El Niño Is About to Turn Up the Heat"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

In an Already Broiling Summer, El Niño Is About to Turn Up the Heat

"El Nino weather phenomenon will be 'exceptional' and last until February, say forecasters"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

"The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June – and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even more"
#Climate #ClimateChange #ElNino

The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June – and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even more
More than 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouses goes into the ocean. But what happens in the oceans doesn’t stay there.

"El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds
‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year

"A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity – rice"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity – rice
Rice is life for billions of people. But this grain crop depends heavily on irrigation – and the looming El Niño is likely to bring dry conditions.

"State of the climate: Rapidly developing El Niño raises chance of record-warm 2026"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

State of the climate: Rapidly developing El Niño raises chance of record-warm 2026 - Carbon Brief
The developing El Niño is boosting expectations for global temperatures, both this year and next.

"Severe drought, energy shortages and food insecurity: What El Niño could mean for Europe this year"
#Europe #ElNino #Climate

A crisis 'unfolding': Why El Niño won’t just make Europe warmer
This year’s potentially record-breaking El Niño could impact food systems, energy production, economies, ecosystems and human wellbeing.

"Rescuers scramble to save orangutans as El Niño-boosted fires spread across Borneo"
#ElNino #Borneo #Orangutans #Animals

Rescuers scramble to save orangutans as El Niño-boosted fires spread across Borneo
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia — As a strengthening El Niño fuels wildfires across much of Indonesia, NGO and government conservationists are at work in forests here trying to save an increasing number of orangutans from burning landscapes. “Seven individuals were rescued through August,” said Heribertus Suciadi, spokesperson for Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia (YIARI), a Borneo-based NGO […]

"‘Super El Niño’ could bring wet winter and flooding to western US, climate scientists warn"
#ElNino #US #USA #America

‘Super El Niño’ could bring wet winter and flooding to western US, climate scientists warn
Weather system tied to warming sea surface expected to intensify in fall and winter, persisting until early spring 2027

"Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn"
#Australia #ElNino #Food #Climate

Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn
Predicted hot and dry weather in growing areas in eastern Australia identified as ‘one of the key issues’ that will affect food prices over next 12 months

"El Niño set to bring warmer spring to NZ and Australia"
#Australia #NewZealand #ElNino #Climate…

El Niño set to bring warmer spring to NZ and Australia
El Niño is firmly established and will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months, with major impacts on rainfall and temperature patterns and associated risks of floods, drought and extreme heat, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

"‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching"
#UN #UnitedNations #ElNino #Climate

‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching
Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis

"Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather"
#ElNino #Weather #Climate #ClimateChange

Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief explains how the El Niño cycle works, its impacts on extreme weather and global temperatures and why this event is projected to be the most intense since records began.

"Biggest El Niño for a century forecast to bring UK more autumn rain and storms"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #ElNino #Weather

Increased rainfall and storms to hit UK due to biggest El Niño for a century, says Met Office
‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere

"Britain’s railway prepares for more extreme weather as intense El Niño develops"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #ElNino #Climate

Britain’s railway prepares for more extreme weather as intense El Niño develops
Experts say more must be done to adapt to changing climate, after two trains derailed within 24 hours during a recent heatwave