El Niño
Planet endures record-hot April, as scientists warn 2024 could beat heat records for second year in a row
Science
Extraordinary global heat continues its streak. Last month, the world endured the hottest April on record, according to new data from Copernicus, ...
Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal
Science
WASHINGTON (AP) — The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low ...
An El Niño-less summer is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US
Science
It may be spring, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to summer weather, especially when El Niño – a player ...
‘The grain I have is only enough for the next two months’
World
The Africa hunger crisis, exacerbated by a climate change–amplified El Niño, is reaching a critical point. A recent Reuters report paints a ...
Coral reef misinformation bubbles up amid bleaching worldwide
World
A screenshot of a post on X taken on April 18, 2024 Bleaching occurs when water temperatures rise and coral expel microscopic ...
World’s coral reefs hit by a fourth mass bleaching event, NOAA says
Science
Extreme ocean heat is causing a mass bleaching event in coral reefs across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa
Science
More than 24 million people in southern Africa face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity due to drought and floods, an aid group has ...
Global ocean heat has hit a new record every single day for the last year
Science
The world’s oceans have now experienced an entire year of unprecedented heat, with a new temperature record broken every day, new data ...
12 months of record ocean heat has scientists puzzled and concerned
Science
Every day for the last 12 months, the world’s sea surface temperatures have broken records. Ocean scientists are growing increasingly concerned. “It’s ...
Global hot streak continues. February, winter, world’s oceans all break high temperature marks.
Science
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the ninth straight month, Earth has obliterated global heat records — with February, the winter as a whole ...
