El Niño southern oscillation
Warmer autumn than usual forecast after scorching weekend smashes Australian weather records
New highs reached in NSW, Victoria and South Australia while above-average temperatures predicted from April to June
Donna Lu Science writer
20, Mar, 2023 @6:20 AM
Rising temperatures in tropics to lead to lower coffee yields and higher prices, study suggests
Climate crisis to deliver ‘ongoing systemic shocks’ to production as hot conditions become more frequent, researchers say
Donna Lu
09, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
Australia faces unprecedented grassfires next summer ‘supercharged’ by global heating
Fuel loads that increased after heavy rain are now drying out and creating ‘powder keg’ conditions for future fires, report warns
Lisa Cox
21, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds
New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise
Adam Morton
21, Feb, 2023 @7:48 AM
Famous Australian beaches vulnerable to severe coastal erosion caused by La Niña
Researchers say erosion of beaches along south-east coast – including at tourist hotspot Noosa – is significantly affecting local biodiversity
Donna Lu
09, Feb, 2023 @4:00 PM
Could the return of El Niño in 2023 take us above 1.5C of warming? – podcast
Scientists have predicted the return of the El Niño climate phenomenon later this year. Its arrival will result in even higher global temperatures and supercharged extreme weather events. Ian Sample speaks to environment editor Damian Carrington about what we can expect from El Niño and whether we’re prepared
Presented by Ian Sample with Damian Carrington, produced by Holly Fisher, sound designed by Solomon King, and executive produced by Ellie Bury
19, Jan, 2023 @12:05 AM
Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Niño set to return in 2023
Scientists say phenomenon coupled with growing climate crisis likely to push global temperatures ‘off the chart’
Damian Carrington Environment editor
16, Jan, 2023 @4:00 PM
Australia could swing from three years of La Niña to hot and dry El Niño in 2023
Bureau of Meteorology climate models indicate sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific may exceed El Niño thresholds by June
Peter Hannam
03, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Global heating to drive stronger La Niña and El Niño events by 2030, researchers say
New modelling suggests climate change-driven variability will be detectable decades earlier than previously expected
Donna Lu
16, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
Sunshine in sight? La Niña weather pattern to end in early 2023, BoM predicts
Third consecutive La Niña, which has brought widespread rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2022, is likely to end by next February, models show
Donna Lu
26, Oct, 2022 @3:09 AM
Climate limit of 1.5C close to being broken, scientists warn
The probability of one of the next five years surpassing the limit is now 50%, up from 20% in 2020
Damian Carrington Environment editor
09, May, 2022 @9:00 PM
Climate crisis: 2020 was joint hottest year ever recorded
Global heating continued unabated despite Covid lockdowns, with record Arctic wildfires and Atlantic tropical storms
Damian Carrington Environment editor
08, Jan, 2021 @7:00 AM
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