El Niño: Facts, news, features and articles about the climate cycle that impacts weather patterns around the globe
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Global temperatures have been the hottest on record for 3 days in a rowThe world's average temperature was the hottest on record from July 3 to July 5, 2023. Climate change and El Niño are to blame, scientists say.
By Kiley Price Published
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1,000-year-old wall in Peru was built to protect against El Niño floods, research suggestsThe research found flood sediments only on the eastern side of a desert wall built almost 1,000 years ago.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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El Niño is officially here, scientists sayAfter months of warning, experts have confirmed that the ocean-warming event El Niño is here and will gradually strengthen into the winter, with a potential worldwide climate impact.
By Sascha Pare Published
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NASA spots sign of El Niño from space: 'If it's a big one, the globe will see record warming'The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Significant El Niño event is almost guaranteed this year, experts warn. And it could be a big one.NOAA researchers have predicted that an ocean-heating event known as El Niño is probably going to arrive in the next few months and persist into 2024.
By Harry Baker Published
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The surface of the ocean is now so hot it's broken every record since satellite measurements beganThe upper levels of the ocean have never been this hot. Blame the end of La Niña and the ever-present heating effect of climate change.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Rare 'triple-dip' La Niña could bring another year of intense hurricanes and drought to the USThe cooler climate pattern is predicted to persist for the third winter in a row, bringing an increased risk of powerful hurricanes to the eastern U.S. and flooding to Australia.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Turtles complete seemingly impossible journey thanks to a hidden 'corridor' through the PacificLoggerhead turtles survive the journey using temporary "thermal corridors."
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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La Niña may brew a more active hurricane season, worsen drought in the SouthwestLa Niña conditions — cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the equatorial Pacific Ocean — could promote a more active Atlantic hurricane season.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
