By Juan Zamorano and Arnulfo Franco Washington Post April 30, 2019 GATÚN, Panama — An intense drought related to this year’s El Nino phenomenon has precipitously lowered the level of Panama’s Gatun Lake, forcing the country’s Canal Authority to impose draft limits this week on ships moving through […]
The Hindu | Special Correspondent April 28, 2019 Scientists at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) are of the view that as El Nino gains momentum, sardine stock off the Kerala waters will be severely affected leading to a substantial drop in catch. After studying data on […]
Science Snapshots April 26, 2019 When there are multiple factors at play in a situation that is itself changing, such as an El Nino winter in a changing climate, how can scientists figure out what is causing what? Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an advanced […]
Up with Earth Year! Michael H. Glantz April 2019 For the past 50 years people have celebrated an Earth Day. Its beginning years were extremely valuable and eventful. Before the first official Earth Day in 1969, we were slowly emerging out of what might be called the dark […]
By Matt Craze April, 2019 Credit: Phensri Ngamsommitr/Shutterstock A reappearance of El Nino weather conditions in the eastern Pacific is just what the global shrimp market doesn’t want to hear right now. Equatorial sea surface temperatures are above average across most of the Pacific Ocean, indicative of a […]
After much speculations, EL Niño has finally arrived. The Nino index of 3.4, which is the area of concern has exceeded the threshold value of 0.5°C for the required period of time. El Niño is declared when Oceanic Niño Index (ONI), which is three months running mean of […]
By TWC India Edit Team April 2019 TWC India At a Glance The Weather Company forecasts suggest less than the long-term average rainfall from June to August. The onset of monsoon, which is normally June 1, could be around June 6 this year. The primary factor that may impact […]
