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The Latest Breaking News from El Niño

Experts warned El Niño was likely to bring Australia a hot, dry summer. What happened?

Climate scientists are pointing to ‘well-organised’ and persistent storms for above average rainfall on the east coast that is defying predictions

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What’s in store for 2024? Read our experts’ predictions, from Trump 2.0 to a super el Niño

Will KJ-T strike Olympic gold? Will Sunak go for an early election? How much will Taylor Swift fans bring to the UK economy? From tech to fashion, food to politics, the Observer’s top writers predict who and what will make the headlines

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10 dramatic discoveries about Earth from 2023

2023 was another eventful year for our planet, delivering broken climate records, unprecedented weather disasters and worrisome studies.

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Families open presents and rush outdoors on an unseasonably warm Christmas Day

Temps in the 50s that may be tied to an El Niño pattern over the Pacific brought many Chicagoans to Lincoln Park. But normal weather will return later in the week.

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Changing climate casts a shadow over the future of the Panama Canal – and global trade

Facing a near unprecedented ‘rainfall deficit’, the Panama Canal has been forced to restrict the number of vessels passing through it

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Jasper: how did it cause so much rain and could global heating be to blame?

It hit the coast as a category two cyclone and took almost five days to move west, leaving a metre of rain and devastated communities in its wake

The Guardian - AU

El Niño impact: Warm winter awaits Bengalureans

Bengaluru is likely to witness warmer winter months between December 2023 and February 2024. The Meteorological Department forecasts that the winter months will witness above normal minimum and maximum temperatures.

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Floods and environmental flows a boon for south-east Australia’s waterbirds, survey shows

But populations are in long-term decline and El Niño is drying out wetland habitats

The Guardian - AU

India’s extreme rain was restricted to a ‘corridor’ during 1901-2019 | Explained

Indian monsoon's stability revealed: Synchronised extreme rainfall events occur along a 'highway' from West Bengal to Gujarat, unchanged since 1901. IMD forecasts rely on El Niño/La Niña, but other global relations can help improve predictions. Network analysis of IMD data reveals dynamics of synchronisation, offering potential to reduce risk from…

The Hindu

What does El Niño do to the weather in your state?

You’ve probably heard El Niño brings hot and dry weather to the eastern states, but what about the rest of Australia? Are we all in for a scorcher this summer?

The Conversation

‘Unprecedented mass coral bleaching’ expected in 2024, says expert

2023 is first year of potential pair of El Niño years and since 1997, every instance of these pairs has led to mass coral mortality

The Guardian - UK

Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'

After the warmest autumn ever, researchers are confident 2023 will be the hottest year on record before it has even finished.

LiveScience

Hundreds Dead, Thousands Displaced As Torrential Rain Hits Parts Of East Africa

The extreme weather has been attributed to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

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We're in an El Niño – so why has Australia been so wet?

After three La Niña summers many of us would have been expecting much hotter and drier conditions this spring and summer after the arrival of El Niño. Instead, in many parts of eastern Australia it’s rained and rained over the last few weeks.

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In November, we tipped over 2°C for the first time. What’s going on?

In September, the world passed 1.5°C of warming. Two months later, we hit 2°C of warming. It’s fair to wonder what is going on.

WEKU

An active 2023 hurricane season comes to a close

The Atlantic hurricane season ends today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says more named storms formed in the Atlantic this year than any other El Niño year in the modern record.

LiveScience

Big blob of hot water in Pacific may be making El Niño act weirdly

El Niño is in full swing and will likely remain "strong" this winter, but its effect on weather patterns in the U.S. depends on the behavior of an unusually warm blob in the western Pacific, experts say.

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Climate crisis adds average £605 a year to UK household food bills, study finds

Report quantifies UK food inflation caused by extreme weather reducing global crop yields since end of 2021

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The Conversation

Deforestation jeopardises agribusiness and food security in Brazil and worldwide

The current drought situation in the Amazon, which has taken on a new level of severity this year, is influenced by two exceptional climatic conditions: the abnormally high temperature of the North Atlantic waters and the presence of the El Niño phenomenon. Despite these remarkable climatic conditions, however, the human…

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Amazon region hit by trio of droughts in grim snapshot of the century to come

The Amazon is facing an unprecedented drought that is projected to continue affecting the region at least until mid-2024. The lowest water levels in 121 years of river-level records have been recorded in the city of Manaus. Vast areas of the Amazon River’s bed have been exposed, and more than…

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In September we went past 1.5 degrees. In November, we tipped over 2 degrees for the first time. What's going on?

In September, the world passed 1.5°C of warming. Two months later, we hit 2°C of warming. It’s fair to wonder what is going on.

LiveScience

El Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San Diego

Climate change and rising sea levels could cause similar floods along the West Coast each year without El Niño by the 2030s, NASA warns.

The Conversation

Fresh water is a hidden challenge − and opportunity − for global supply chains

Reports of lengthy shipping delays for vessels traveling through the Panama Canal this year have highlighted the critical but often overlooked role that fresh water plays across global supply chains. Drier than normal conditions in Panama, brought on by El Niño, have left the region drought-stricken and water levels in…

The Guardian - UK

2023 on track to be the hottest year on record, say scientists

Last month was hottest October since records began, with average global temperature thought to be 1.7C above late-1800s levels

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything is parched’: Amazon struggles with drought amid deforestation

By now, the rivers should be full. But large-scale cattle farming, the climate crisis and weather events like El Niño mean Brazil is near the point of no return

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