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 […]
You can thank the evolution of the West Pacific Warm Pool. October 22, 2019 By Andrew Freedman Climate change is reshaping the evolution and intensity of El Niño events in a way that favors the occurrence of more “super” El Niños, according to a study published Monday. The study examines 33 […]
20 July 2018 ENSO neutral conditions are present in the Pacific Ocean. The equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) continue to be near-to-above average across most parts of the Pacific Ocean, especially Niño 3.4 that is a deciding factor for declaring El Niño. Here’s a look at the recent Nino Index […]
JULY 12, 2018 (Bloomberg) — It’s increasingly likely an El Nino will form this year in the equatorial Pacific to roil global weather patterns and threaten natural gas and agricultural markets, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said in a report. There’s now a 70 percent chance of El […]
And with tropical forests storing almost 250 billion tons of carbon, their fate has major implications for the Earth’s atmosphere CLAIRE SALISBURY June 26, 2018 (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) In the summer of 2014, governments across tropical Asia readied for a looming weather and political emergency—potential droughts, crop […]
