By Henry Fountain April 13, 2017 Less than a year after one of the strongest El Niños on record, forecasters see an increasing possibility that another will begin later this year. There is no […]
Colombia, Peru disasters show growing risk from ‘coastal El Niño’
South America is in the grip of an unprecedented climate phenomenon that has unleashed unusually heavy rains and taken a destructive toll. Worse still, it could be several weeks away from abating. […]
Weird Coastal El Nino Clobbers Peru: 80 Killed, $1.4 Billion in Damage
By: Bob Henson and Jeff Masters , 6:00 PM GMT on March 24, 2017 The world’s costliest flood disaster of 2017 is still unfolding across parts of coastal Peru, where extreme rainfall […]
El Nino looms large in 2017 with drought and strong typhoons forecast for Vietnam
By VnExpress March 24, 2017 The rainy season is likely to return later than usual this year, and summer will be hotter, a senior meteorologist said. Last year, El Nino-induced droughts, the […]
The unnamed phenomenon behind Peru’s extraordinary flooding
By Angela Fritz March 20 A crowd yells encouragement as a woman trapped by a mudslide near Lima, Peru drags herself out of the flow and attempts to make her way back […]
Indian Ocean version of El Niño behind drought in East Africa
UPFRONT March 15, 2017 AN INDIAN Ocean phenomenon is partly to blame for the severe drought in East Africa, affecting maize and sorghum harvests and sending food prices soaring. A famine has […]
Global Water Partnership
Global Competition for #YouthLed Projects: Flood & Drought Special 2/28/2017 The significance of engaging young people in the design and implementation of policies, plans and standards in Disaster Risk Reduction has been […]