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El Nio could make U.S. weather more extreme during 2014
2014-06-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Unusual weather across the U.S. and other parts of the world just became more likely for this summer and autumn. That's because the chances have gone up that El Nio--an atmospheric pattern driven by water temperature changes in the Pacific Ocean--will develop during that time, according to the nation's leading climate experts. When El Nio settles in, it has major effects on weather conditions nationally and globally. Scientists speaking at a press conference yesterday afternoon said the odds...
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El Nio Could Spell Disaster for Coral Reefs
2014-06-08 07:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A growing number of scientists are predicting a major El Nio weather event this year, which could wreak havoc across South America and Asia as droughts, floods and other extreme weather events hit industry and farming. But the impacts on the world's coral reefs could be even more disastrous. The last big El Nio in 1997/98 caused the worst coral bleaching in recorded history. In total, 16 percent of the world's coral was lost and some countries like the Maldives lost up to 90 percent of their...
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Hotter waters from El Nio could kill Singapores coral
2014-06-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Today: The increased likelihood of El Nino could hit Singapores coral reefs hard, say nature lovers, who have already observed signs of coral bleaching on the reefs dotting the offshore islands. With temperatures expected to rise about 1°C on average, as an NEA report issued last week showed, there is concern that the rate of coral bleaching, a phenomenon already plaguing reefs in local waters, will accelerate. El Nino is the abnormal warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean which, in the case of South-east...
How Will We Know When El Nio Finally Arrives?
2014-06-03 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: El Nio, El Nio, El Nio. Because of the implications it has for weather around the world, it's been the talk of the meteorological and climatological community since the first signs it might be developing emerged back in the winter. It's like the Marcia Brady of climate phenomena. For example, hurricane forecasters expect it to tamp down on tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin this season, while drought-weary officials in California hope it will finally bring them some rain. El Nio could...
Agency Predicts Near-Average Hurricane Season for U.S. as El Nio Develops in the Pacific
2014-05-23 02:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico are highly likely to experience an average or below-average number of hurricanes and tropical storms this year, including fewer of the most dangerous hurricanes with winds above 110 miles per hour, government forecasters said Thursday. Experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said they expected three to six hurricanes one or two of them major storms during the season, which officially begins June 1. An average season produces six...
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