February 17, 2020 Jennifer Fitchett Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand Many parts of Kenya have been experiencing torrential rainfall for a couple of months now. This has resulted in floods and landslides. The […]
EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO)
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 […]
El Niño becoming more intense since humans industrialized
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 […]
2019 likely to be the second hottest year ever recorded
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 […]
Helix and El Niño data
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 […]
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 […]