El Nino strengthens, approaches levels seen during 1997-98 monster event
The El Nino continues to strengthen in the Pacific, exceeding by at least one measure the monster event of 1997-98, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. All the key regions of the equatorial Pacific
View ArticleSydney weather: frequent cold fronts set up chilliest July since 1998
Parts of the Sydney region have shivered through another sub-zero morning with the city on track to record its chilliest July in 17 years in a month that is often marked by frequent cold fronts. The
View ArticleWinter is not coming: how man-made climate change is wiping out seasonal...
Mankind may be responsible for something we long thought out of our control: the changing of the seasons, according to a new study by Chinese and Canadian scientists. For the first time, researchers
View ArticleClimate change: Crisis is here & now
Longer summers and erratic rainfall in Tamil Nadu have raised doubts over whether the state is experiencing impacts of climate change. Even if present-day weather uncertainties cannot be conclusively...
View ArticleButterfly Effect' New Model To Help With Reliability Of Future Forecasts
Did you know that a butterfly simply flapping its wings can change the course of weather patterns? It's known as the "butterfly effect," and it can seriously disrupt the reliability of weather...
View ArticleJuly melted global temperature records, setting up 2015 as hottest year
July smashed global records for warmth, beating all 1627 previous months since 1880, as a monster El Nino in the Pacific combined with background climate change, US scientists said. Last month, average
View ArticleStudy finds climate change makes California's drought worse
Climate change has aggravated California's devastating drought, causing between 8 and 27 percent of the dry conditions afflicting the nation's most populous state, a study released on Thursday has found.
View Article2015 El NiƱo is the strongest since 1997-98
Says El Nino weather pattern has strengthened over the last two weeks The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the recently emerged El NiƱo is now the strongest such event in nearly 20 years. Tropical
View ArticleGoing Dutch could save us from rising seas
Had nature been left to take its course much of the Netherlands would be a muddy swamp and the tiny coastal nation would never have risen to be the eurozoneās fifth largest economy. More than half of
View ArticleAustralia's native animals have reduced ability to weather effects of...
A "loss of resilience" among Australia's native animals has ecologists on alert ahead of what is forecast to be a long, hot summer. "There's a lot of concern," said Charles Sturt University ecologist
View ArticleClimate change is impacting birds more than previously thought
Scientists have long known that birds are feeling the heat due to climate change. However, a new study of a dozen affected species in the Western Cape suggests their decline is more complex than...
View ArticleCold waves back, Indore records lowest minimum temperature of season
INDORE: The Indoreans felt the nip in the air as the city recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 8.4 degree Celsius on Sunday. The minimum temperature recorded was 3 degrees less than the average
View ArticleNorth pole could be 35C warmer than average this week, warn meteorologists
The north pole could be hotter than Chicago, Vienna or Istanbul on Wednesday due to the low pressure system that has brought tornados to Dallas and high winds and heavy rainfall to the UK. The Arctic
View ArticleExtreme times: world's weather is on a weird track that will continue...
From rain, hail and soaring temperatures to a tornado - this year's weather had it all. If Santa really did reside at the North Pole, he could probably have doffed his thick coat for a few hours this
View ArticleMild, wet December breaks Met Office weather records
Long-standing weather records have been smashed by a stormy, yet warm December, the Met Office's early figures suggest. Scotland, Wales and the north-west of England all had the wettest December in
View ArticleOver 2,000 students walk to rein in climate change
More than 2,000 students from 26 states, seven UTs and three countries - UAE, Kuwait and Qatar joined Tricity residents in the Young India Walkathon. The walkathon was organized at Sukhna Lake by the...
View ArticleWinter out cold: Dec '15 was India's hottest ever
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded hottest December in last 114 years in 2015 despite several parts of the country experiencing cold wave conditions in that month. The period from...
View ArticleIs climate change helping Zika spread?
The outbreak of Zika virus in Central and South America is of immediate concern to pregnant women in the region, but for some experts the situation is a glimpse of the sort of public health threats that
View ArticleAntarctica influencing weather in tropics
Scientists are coming to grips with how weather in Antarctica is influencing climate as far away as the tropics. For example, researchers at Ohio State's Byrd Polar Research Center have discovered an...
View ArticleFickle weather turns fields barren
Erratic climatic conditions have posed challenges to the economic viability of farming in Himachal Pradesh forcing a large section of farmers to leave the profession. As a consequence, a significant...
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