Tag: El Niño
El Nino fueled Zika outbreak, new study suggests
Image Credit: Flickr/Katja Schulz
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that a change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Niño...
Severe 2015 Indonesian Fire Season Linked to El Niño Drought
In this photo, fires rage in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.Credits: Rini Sulaiman/CIFOR
An especially dry period from July to October in Indonesia, a result of...
El Nino patterns contributed to long-lived marine heatwave in North Pacific
El Niño climate patterns contributed to the "warm blob" that began dominating the Gulf of Alaska in late 2013, and later gripped the West...
El Nino could drive intense season for Amazon fires
The smoke from multiple fires in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil rises over forested and deforested areas in this astronaut photograph taken from...
El Nino drives fastest annual increase on record of carbon dioxide
The human-caused rise in atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is being given an extra boost this year by the natural climate phenomena of El...
Leftover warm water in Pacific Ocean fueled massive El Niño
This is a comparison of the 2015 and 1997 El Niños, two of the strongest on record, in October of each respective year. Observations...
Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile’s beaches
Thousands of dead clams pictured on the shores of Chiloe Island Thousands of dead clams pictured on the shores of Chiloe Island (AFP Photo/Alvaro...
El Niño warming causes significant coral damage in central Pacific
Current El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean have created high water temperatures that are seriously damaging coral reefs, including those on Christmas Island,...
