El Nino and climate change Archives

A Weak El Nino Should Linger Through August, Possibly Easing Hurricane Threats

The weak El Nino pattern that's been influencing global weather will probably stick around through August, likely bringing rain to Brazil's coffee fields while drying India's monsoon and possibly ...

An El Niño Seems Likely to Emerge This Spring

There is a 65 percent chance of an El Niño weather pattern emerging during the northern hemisphere spring this year, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. "However, given the timing ...

New El Niño Possible by July; Southeast Asia Could Face Dry Weather

An El Nino may develop by July as forecasters worldwide predict the pattern that can disrupt global weather is set to return this year. Six of eight climate models predict El Nino thresholds may be ...

California Welcomes El Niño-Driven Rain and Snow

Egged on by El Nino, rain is falling across California. While it's welcome, wanted and setting records, it still isn't enough to bust the drought. That doesn't mean the mood is dour because after ...

Monster El Niño Makes Record Hot Year Look Inevitable

In more than 135 years of global temperature data, four of the five hottest months on record all happened in 2015: February, March, May and now June. This has been the hottest start to a year by far, ...

Warming Partly Caused by El Niño; CO2 Warming Effect Less than Believed: Researchers

A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years, according to new research ...