el nino
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Rising El Niño Intensity Sparks Global Food Security Concerns
Global climate shifts this year are likely to disrupt food production throughout the world, straining food security worldwide. A report published this month by scientists associated with Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) explained that El Niño is going to bring too much rain to some parts of the world, and too little to…
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El Niño Is Underway
The World Meteorology Organization (WMO) has declared that an El Niño event is underway – here’s what that means for Australia.
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‘Catastrophic’ Breeding Failures Have Obliterated A Large Emperor Penguin Colony
One of Antarctica’s largest emperor penguin colonies is all but gone following three unprecedented years in which the penguins weren’t able to raise chicks.
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Australia Is Now On El Niño Alert
The chances of an El Niño developing late in 2018 have increased and this week the Bureau moved to El Niño ALERT. This means that model outlooks and observations indicate there is approximately a 70% chance that El Niño will develop in the coming months. Current patterns in the Pacific are similar to the early…