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 El Niño weather pattern that can bring disastrous heavy rainfall and long droughts to countries around […]
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 […]
Aye Sapay Phyu June 2015 Meteorologists are predicting that El Niño could gather momentum in the coming months, intensifying from “moderate” to “strong” and increasing its influence on weather patterns in Myanmar and elsewhere. El Niño is characterised by a warming of the surface waters of the Pacific […]
Expert Forum on Lessons Learned about Lessons Learned About Disaster Risk Reduction in a Changing Climate Michael Glantz, et al. The reason for convening the Expert Forum is that many “lessons learned” have in fact only been “identified” without further evaluation or application. There are no preset criteria […]