By Nathaniel Rich Photographs and Videos by George Steinmetz August, 2018 Editor’s Note This narrative by Nathaniel Rich is a work of history, addressing the 10-year period from 1979 to 1989: the […]
By Burton Bollag August 1, 2018 WASHINGTON — As a young expert in disaster risk reduction with the German Red Cross, Thorsten Klose-Zuber visited Bangladesh in 2010, where he witnessed the devastating floods that can occur […]
Understanding the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) Sea surface temperatures Indian Ocean sea surface temperatures impact rainfall and temperature patterns over Australia. Warmer than average sea surface temperatures can provide more moisture for […]
Effectively communicating climate change is a challenge. The animated climate spiral is a different way to show the historically observed changes and resonates with a broad audience. The original version quickly went viral, being […]
20 July 2018 ENSO neutral conditions are present in the Pacific Ocean. The equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) continue to be near-to-above average across most parts of the Pacific Ocean, especially Niño 3.4 that […]
JULY 12, 2018 (Bloomberg) — It’s increasingly likely an El Nino will form this year in the equatorial Pacific to roil global weather patterns and threaten natural gas and agricultural markets, the […]
And with tropical forests storing almost 250 billion tons of carbon, their fate has major implications for the Earth’s atmosphere CLAIRE SALISBURY June 26, 2018 (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) In the summer […]
