By Anna Vidot Updated 18 Oct 2015, 9:06pm The Bureau of Meteorology has warned the current El Nino event now looks set to reach record levels and continue well into next year. Appearing at a Senate Estimates hearing in Canberra, bureau director Dr Rob Vertessy said that while […]
Warm Ocean Temperatures Trigger Drought in Central America and Haiti, Bring Heavy Rainfall and Freezing Temperatures in Peru BALTIMORE, MD, Oct 20, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures associated with El Niño continue to pose a serious threat to the Latin America and Caribbean region. Less-than-expected […]
November 5 2015 October rainfall was below average for most of Australia. Rainfall was in the lowest 10% of historical totals (decile 1) for much of the South West Land Division in Western Australia, a stretch along the southern coast from around Ceduna in South Australia through to South […]
Ethiopia may be portrayed as an emerging African powerhouse, but prolonged drought has left 8.2 million people facing a major food security crisis William Davison in Mieso district Monday 26 October 2015 05.37 EDT On a bright afternoon in east Ethiopia, Mohammed Jibril’s family is passing around corncobs roasted […]
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 23/10/2015 Reporter: Tracy Bowden Much of southern Australia is bracing for the hottest October on record and one of the biggest El Nino weather patterns on record, and farmers are already feeling the impact. See Video Here Transcript SABRA LANE, PRESENTER: Thunderstorms and heavy […]
El Niño has hit Indonesia with extreme drought, crop losses and fires, estimated to cost the Asian country more than the $5 billion in damage caused when the weather phenomenon struck the last time. Article
Tabitha Mutenga 3 Sep 2015 ZIMBABWE should brace for yet another drought in 2016 as climatic predictions by the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) of normal to below normal rainfall season clearly spell disaster for the country’s agricultural season. Although the prediction is for the whole […]
