El Niño
Hottest June on record adds to 13-month streak of record-breaking temperatures
Green
08.07.2024
Hottest June on record adds to 13-month streak of record-breaking temperatures
Last month was the warmest June on record and the 13th straight month of record-breaking temperatures, according to the European…
Scientists say Earth is heating at a record rate, but there’s still time to stop crisis accelerating
Green
05.06.2024
Scientists say Earth is heating at a record rate, but there’s still time to stop crisis accelerating
The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92 per cent of last year’s record-shattering heat…
May breaks global temperature record for 12th month in a row. Will La Nina bring cooler weather?
Green
05.06.2024
May breaks global temperature record for 12th month in a row. Will La Nina bring cooler weather?
May 2024 was the warmest May ever recorded, marking the 12th record-breakingly hot month in a row, Copernicus scientists have…
‘Extraordinary’ Atlantic hurricane season predicted in 2024 with links to soaring ocean temperatures
Green
28.05.2024
‘Extraordinary’ Atlantic hurricane season predicted in 2024 with links to soaring ocean temperatures
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season could bring as many as seven major hurricanes, US government forecasters have said. The National…
April breaks global temperature records for 11th month in row. What role did El Nino play?
Green
08.05.2024
April breaks global temperature records for 11th month in row. What role did El Nino play?
April 2024 was warmer than any other April on record, continuing an 11-month streak of record-breaking months, Copernicus scientists have…
El Niño not climate change key to drought that caused Panama Canal disruption, study says
Green
01.05.2024
El Niño not climate change key to drought that caused Panama Canal disruption, study says
The climate phenomenon known as El Niño — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted…
Drought, food shortages and deadly heat: El Niño has ended but its impacts are still being felt
Green
24.04.2024
Drought, food shortages and deadly heat: El Niño has ended but its impacts are still being felt
Australia’s weather bureau has said the El Niño weather event has now ended as temperatures appear to have “cooled substantially”…
2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be ‘extremely active’ due to hotter oceans and La Niña
Green
05.04.2024
2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be ‘extremely active’ due to hotter oceans and La Niña
The Americas have been told to brace for an ‘extremely active’ hurricane season this year. Hurricane researchers at Colorado State…
Cocoa prices rise to fresh records: Will we run out of chocolate?
Business
28.03.2024
Cocoa prices rise to fresh records: Will we run out of chocolate?
Cocoa prices briefly surged to all-time highs on Tuesday, touching over $10,000 (€9,234.3) per ton, before settling back at $9,622…
‘Toughest season’: El Niño leaves tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe with less crops and lower prices
Green
13.03.2024
‘Toughest season’: El Niño leaves tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe with less crops and lower prices
Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, began its annual tobacco-selling season on Wednesday, with officials and farmers projecting a sharp decline…