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El Niño kickstarted the melting of Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' 80 years ago, new study reveals

Rapid melting of the Thwaites Glacier in west Antarctica began in the 1940s following an unusually hot El Niño fluctuation, ice cores have revealed.

LiveScience

Unseasonable Weather In U.S. Explained By Jet Stream And Global Warming

Explore the impact of jet stream, global warming, and El Niño on diverse weather conditions in the U.S.

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'Frankly astonished': 2023 was significantly hotter than any other year on record

2023 was significantly hotter than any year going back to at least the late 1800s. The coming decades will be even hotter if humans don't rapidly move away from burning fossil fuels, scientists warn.

WEKU

Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says

James Hansen says limit will be passed ‘for all practical purposes’ by May though other experts predict that will happen in 2030s

The Guardian - US

Why misty mornings are giving Kerala a miss this time

Mild winter in Kerala due to maritime effect & Western Ghats; above-normal temperatures expected in Jan 2024.

The Hindu

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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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 Hindu

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.

The Guardian - AU

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 Hindu

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

‘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

LiveScience

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.

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