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El Nino

2024 on track to be hottest year on record: World Meteorological Organisation

This alarming surge, driven by an intense El Nino event and rising greenhouse gas concentrations, marks a critical threshold for climate change impacts worldwide.

11 November 2024, 15:03 IST

2024 on track to be hottest year on record: World Meteorological Organisation

2024 on track to be hottest year on record: World Meteorological Organisation

2024 on track to be hottest year on record: World Meteorological Organisation

11 November 2024, 15:03 IST

One in two El Nino events could be extreme by 2050, study finds

El Nino, a weather pattern known for triggering warmer extremes like heatwaves and floods, is known to raise sea surface temperatures, while its counterpart La Nina leads to cooling effects. Both are phases of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate driver.

26 September 2024, 10:26 IST

One in two El Nino events could be extreme by 2050, study finds

One in two El Nino events could be extreme by 2050, study finds

One in two El Nino events could be extreme by 2050, study finds

26 September 2024, 10:26 IST

Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc

Heads of state from the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) were meeting in Zimbabwe's capital Harare to discuss regional issues including food security.

17 August 2024, 14:31 IST

Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc

Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc

Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc

17 August 2024, 14:31 IST

El Niño triggers 3 million tonne corn deficit in Southern Africa

Farmers from Angola to Zambia and Mozambique suffered the worst dry spell in more than a century during the middle of the growing season earlier this year.

14 August 2024, 11:02 IST

El Niño triggers 3 million tonne corn deficit in Southern Africa

El Niño triggers 3 million tonne corn deficit in Southern Africa

El Niño triggers 3 million tonne corn deficit in Southern Africa

14 August 2024, 11:02 IST

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

The July 2024 averaged 62.4 degrees Fahrenheit (16.91 degrees Celsius), which is 1.2 degrees (0.68 Celsius) above the 30-year average for the month.

08 August 2024, 05:02 IST

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

08 August 2024, 05:02 IST

'Ebbing El Nino, normal monsoon to boost farm sector growth to 3.7% in FY25'

As per the latest round of FICCI’s Economic Outlook Survey, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to post an annual growth of 6.8 per cent in the first half of the current financial year.

18 July 2024, 21:18 IST

'Ebbing El Nino, normal monsoon to boost farm sector growth to 3.7% in FY25'

'Ebbing El Nino, normal monsoon to boost farm sector growth to 3.7% in FY25'

'Ebbing El Nino, normal monsoon to boost farm sector growth to 3.7% in FY25'

18 July 2024, 21:18 IST

Explained | How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms

An active hurricane season in 2024 was forecast well in advance. However, the speed at which Beryl intensified, jumping from tropical-storm strength with winds averaging 70mph to major-hurricane status with 130mph winds in just 24 hours, astounded scientists.

09 July 2024, 11:19 IST

Explained | How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms

Explained | How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms

Explained | How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms

09 July 2024, 11:19 IST

Monsoon reaches Mumbai 2 days early

The southwest monsoon reached Mumbai on Sunday, two days earlier than usual after making an early onset over Kerala and northeastern region on May 30, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

09 June 2024, 08:42 IST

Monsoon reaches Mumbai 2 days early

Monsoon reaches Mumbai 2 days early

Monsoon reaches Mumbai 2 days early

09 June 2024, 08:42 IST

El Nino weather pattern likely to swing back to La Nina this year: UN weather agency

El Nino is a naturally occurring warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific, while La Nina is characterised by cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific region and is linked to floods and drought.

03 June 2024, 13:49 IST

El Nino weather pattern likely to swing back to La Nina this year: UN weather agency

El Nino weather pattern likely to swing back to La Nina this year: UN weather agency

El Nino weather pattern likely to swing back to La Nina this year: UN weather agency

03 June 2024, 13:49 IST

Carbon dioxide just took an ominous, record-breaking jump

“It's a new milestone and it helps reinforce the point that CO2 is still rising faster than ever overall in the atmosphere,” said Ralph Keeling, director of the CO2 Program at the University of California at San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which has tracked the gas at Mauna Loa Observatory since the 1950s.

11 May 2024, 04:10 IST

Carbon dioxide just took an ominous, record-breaking jump

Carbon dioxide just took an ominous, record-breaking jump

Carbon dioxide just took an ominous, record-breaking jump

11 May 2024, 04:10 IST