el nino
-
El Niño Is Killing Earth’s Coral Reefs
As if that binge-drinking Godzilla El Niño hadn’t caused enough trouble, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say it’s exacerbating the longest coral bleaching event in history. It began in 2014 and might not end for two more years.
-
Why This Year’s Super Strong El Niño Might Start Shooting Blanks
El Niño hasn’t left the building — it’s just taking a few days to sober up between benders. But will it continue to deliver the precipitation punch in the gut the US West Coast was promised? One particular factor might determine California’s fate.
-
America’s Colossal Snowstorm Shattered Even More Records Than Expected
Blizzards. Floods. Ice storms. Thundersnow. Hurricane-level winds. Plagues of locusts. OK, maybe not that last one. But all the rest of these hit the US hard last weekend, breaking records just as predicted — and in some cases even more than predicted.
-
27 Photos Of California’s Disastrous Mudslides
Road access to the mudslides that trapped hundreds of cars in California in October last year was impossible, so a photographer strapped on a backpack and hiked 16 kilometres in to bring you these photos.