El Niño

Green News

Hottest January on record shocks leading scientists

The last 15 years have warmed at about twice the rate of the previous 40 years.

06/02/2025

Climate

What is La Niña and how could it change Europe’s weather?

La Niña is the counterpart to El Niño which caused drought and deadly heat in 2024.

22/01/2025

EuroVerify

What are El Niño and La Niña and what's predicted for 2025?

Scientists say that while La Niña conditions could emerge to slightly cool global temperatures in 2025, the planet is still warming at an alarmingly rapid rate.

31/12/2024

Green News

A colder winter? La Niña could bring European temperatures down

If La Niña does arrive, it will follow an unstable summer caused by El Niño’s effects.

17/10/2024

Green News

El Niño drought causing increase in forced marriages in Africa

A report by ActionAid has found that families have been forced to marry off daughters in exchange for food.

19/08/2024

Climate

Earth recorded hottest day in history on Sunday

"We are now in truly uncharted territory," says a Copernicus scientist as the climate keeps on warming.

24/07/2024

Climate

Hottest June adds to 13-month streak of record-breaking temperatures

It also marked the third month in a row that Earth has exceeded the 1.5C limit set by the Paris Agreement.

08/07/2024

Green News

Hurricane Beryl rolls through Caribbean leaving path of destruction

Experts have warned there could be an extraordinary 13 category one or above hurricanes between June and November this year.

03/07/2024

Climate

Hottest May adds to 12 month streak of record breaking temperatures

A UN agency predicts a strong likelihood of La Nina conditions following the current El Nino event starting this summer.

05/06/2024

Climate

Global warming rate hits record but isn’t accelerating, scientists say

Nearly all 2023’s record heat was fossil fuel driven, scientists find.

05/06/2024

Climate

Hottest April adds to 11 month streak of record-breaking temperatures

In Europe, it was the second warmest April on record.

08/05/2024

Climate

El Niño blamed for drought that snarled Panama Canal

Low rainfall saw the Panama Canal Authority restrict the number and size of ships passing through the canal.

01/05/2024

Climate

El Niño has ended - where are its impacts still being felt?

El Niño has been changing global weather patterns with deadly consequences around the world.

24/04/2024

Green News

March breaks temperature record for 10th month in a row

The sequence of air and ocean heat records ‘toppling’ continues, as climate scientists calls for rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions

09/04/2024

Green News

Is climate change to blame for ‘extremely active’ hurricane forecast?

This is the highest prediction for hurricanes that CSU has ever issued with its April outlook.

05/04/2024

Markets

Cocoa prices rise to fresh records: Will we run out of chocolate?

Cocoa prices have been steadily rising due to poor harvests, as a result of extreme weather in important cocoa-producing countries in West Africa.

28/03/2024

Climate

Bad news for smokers: El Niño is coming for tobacco

Farmers are predicted to lose 20% of their income leaving many to rely on food aid.

13/03/2024

Climate

Nine months of record-breaking heat continued into February

Globally, December, January and February came in at 0.78C above average. But the last three months are part of a much bigger climate change picture.

07/03/2024

Climate

El Niño likely to keep driving up temperatures until May, WMO says

This year’s El Niño is fifth strongest on record.

05/03/2024

Green News

Past 12 months exceeded critical 1.5°C threshold for first time

The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months.

08/02/2024