July, 2019 The period October to April is the main rainfall season over Malawi. October therefore marks the beginning of the official rainfall season monitoring in the country with the main rains […]
Australian Reef Skeletons
Rebecca Green and James Paton Gilmour May 21, 2019 Diving on the remote coral reefs in the north of Western Australia during the world’s worst bleaching event in 2016, the first thing I […]
Latin America and the Caribbean – Disaster Risk Reduction Fact Sheet
US Agency for International Development Relief Web OVERVIEW • Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region2 experience a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, hurricanes, […]
Striking a Balance: Managing El Niño and La Niña in Lao PDR’s Agriculture
World Bank May 8, 2019 El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, refers to the natural year to year variations in the ocean and atmosphere in the tropical Pacific. ENSO refers to both […]
Drought hits Panama Canal shipping, highlights climate fears
By Juan Zamorano and Arnulfo Franco Washington Post April 30, 2019 GATÚN, Panama — An intense drought related to this year’s El Nino phenomenon has precipitously lowered the level of Panama’s Gatun […]
New Statistical Technique Finds La Nina Years More Favorable for Mountain Snowpack Than El Nino Years
Science Snapshots April 26, 2019 When there are multiple factors at play in a situation that is itself changing, such as an El Nino winter in a changing climate, how can scientists […]
El Nino warms up Ecuadorian ponds, spelling trouble for global shrimp prices
By Matt Craze April, 2019 Credit: Phensri Ngamsommitr/Shutterstock A reappearance of El Nino weather conditions in the eastern Pacific is just what the global shrimp market doesn’t want to hear right now. […]