ASME The tropical Pacific Ocean’s surface temperature (SST) anomalies remained within the neutral range in July 2018 over the Nino3.4 region (Figure A). Likewise, most of the atmospheric indicators of El Niño/La Niña indicated neutral conditions. While the 1-month Nino3.4 value for July 2018 was -0.2, slightly lower […]
September 24, 2018 By Lakeland Staff Writer Ecuador has suspended construction of a flood-prevention wall along its southern border with Peru, the two countries said on Thursday, after Lima protested against the project by recalling its ambassador to Quito earlier this week. Peru thanked Ecuador for the gesture on […]
There’s a 70 percent chance of an El Niño event occurring this winter Sep 19, 2018 By Megan Barber Los Angeles, California, could see wet weather this winter if a moderate El Niño occurs. Shutterstock Think back a few years to the winter of 2015-2016 and you might remember a […]
Trend continues of warmer than normal conditions, accompanied by extreme weather Geneva, 10 September 2018 – There is a 70% chance of an El Niño developing by the end of this year, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Its intensity is currently uncertain, but a […]
This news article was issued by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR/UCAR) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as a press release on 28 August 2018. Scientific Press Releses Swings from El Niño to La Niña are likely to become wilder, with far-reaching consequences for crop yields, fire risk, […]
August 2018 by Sonia Fernandez, University of California – Santa Barbara At roughly 415,000 acres, Northern California’s Mendocino Complex Fire is now the state’s largest recorded wildfire, surpassing the record held by Santa Barbara and Ventura counties’ Thomas Fire, which occurred less than a year before. Roughly 10 […]
Carl Kelly, Economist Earlier this year, many expert climatologists sounded alarm bells about the possibility of another devastating episode of the weather phenomenon known as El Niño. Peru is one of Latin America’s most vulnerable countries to the economic impacts of El Niño and the Peruvian government and […]
