The Helix’s first user is Dr. Michael Glantz, a social scientist who has been studying the impacts of the El Niño climate system since 1974. He runs the Consortium for Capacity Building […]
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It Will Be Tougher to Forecast the Weather This Winter With No El Nino
By Brian K Sullivan November 14, 2019, Weather across the U.S. may be less predictable this winter with forecasters unable to depend on the strong influences of the El Nino and La Nina […]
Scientists predict El Niño in 2020 based on earlier warning method
The ability to predict an El Niño at least a year ahead could help threatened countries better prepare for impacts, from flooding to drought. Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday 7 November 2019 The complex […]
Are we looking at a “Modoki” El Niño?
Sea surface temperatures across much of the Pacific Ocean remain unusually warm. There are two critical pockets of warm water that could influence U.S. winter temperature and precipitation patterns. Oct 23, 2019 […]
Super El Niño events may become more frequent as the climate warms
You can thank the evolution of the West Pacific Warm Pool. October 22, 2019 By Andrew Freedman Climate change is reshaping the evolution and intensity of El Niño events in a way that […]
The Antarctic ozone hole is the smallest since it was discovered
October 21, 2019 Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) While the ozone hole over Antarctica typically grows in September and October, scientists observed the smallest ozone hole since they first began observing it in […]
Satellite Data Record Shows Climate Change’s Impact on Fires
September 12, 2019 Nature World News “Hot and dry” are the watchwords for large fires. In just seconds, a spark in hot and dry conditions can set off an inferno consuming thick, […]
