VNA January, 2020 Vietnam grappled with nearly 4,000 disasters and incidents in 2019, an increase of 57.9 percent compared to the previous year. Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam grappled with nearly 4,000 disasters and incidents in 2019, an increase of 57.9 percent compared to the previous year. The figures were announced on January […]
Jasper Y. Arcalas – February 10, 2020 The country’s abaca production last year fell by almost 8 percent to 70,000 metric tons, from 76,000 MT in 2018 due to unfavorable weather conditions, the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida) said. PhilFida Executive Director Kennedy T. Costales told the […]
A new study finds a possible link between Arctic warming and more frequent El Niños in the Central Pacific. BY BOB BERWYN, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS JAN 27, 2020 The rapid decline of Arctic sea ice during the last couple of decades has spurred climate scientists to study how […]
DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION Issued by CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP/NWS and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society 9 January 2020 ENSO Alert System Status: Not Active Synopsis: ENSO-neutral is favored through Northern Hemisphere spring 2020 (~60% chance), continuing through summer 2020 (~50% chance). During December 2019, near-to-above-average sea surface […]
November 29th 2019 Mario PicazoMeteorologist, PhD The Pacific Ocean has been experiencing stronger El Niños and La Niñas since the industrial revolution. That’s the conclusion of a recent study examining the past 50 years, with a focus on the strongest events. Lead researcher Kim Cobb, from Georgia Institute […]
November 19, 2019 Only 2016 — remember El Niño? — was hotter. By Theresa Machemer By global temperature, this October was the second-hottest October on record, according to a report from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. And by their Global Annual Temperature Rankings Outlook, 2019 will probably […]
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 (CCB), a research group based at the University of Colorado. The CCB is focused on influencing […]
