The atmospheric response to El Niño, both in the Pacific region and around the world, changes with each event and is uncertain in future under the influence greenhouse gas forcing. Storm clouds […]
Drought-driven wildfires on rise in Amazon basin, upping CO2 release
By Claire Asher on 22 February 2018 Despite a 76 percent decline in deforestation rates between 2003 and 2015, the incidence of forest fires is increasing in Brazil, with new research linking the rise […]
Leftover warm water in Pacific Ocean fueled massive El Niño
May 9, 2016 Source:American Geophysical Union A new study provides insight into how the current El Niño, one of the strongest on record, formed in the Pacific Ocean. The new research finds […]
What is El Niño?
El Niño and La Niña are officially defined as sustained sea surface temperature anomalies of magnitude greater than 0.5°C across the central tropical Pacific Ocean. When the condition is met for a […]
El Niño Ready Nations (ENRNs): The Concept
What is an “El Niño Ready Nation?” A Nation whose government takes El Niño occurrences as serious quasi-periodic threats and seeks to enact policies to protect its citizens, their livelihoods, and properties—both […]