Dying coral reefs, impacts of El Niño and other news from this week

While coral bleaching is destroying the Great Barrier Reef, Malaysia and Indonesia are struggling to control forest fires originating from …

Africa makes good progress towards Zero Hunger

The continent has achieved a 30 per cent drop in the proportion of its people facing hunger over 1990-2015

Shipwreck records and tree rings unveil Caribbean hurricane history—and clues to the future

In an attempt to better understand hurricanes, researchers recreate hundreds of years of hurricane records with Spanish shipwreck logs and tree …

500 years of drought and flood: trees and corals reveal Australia's climate history

The dominant theme of Australia’s drought history is variability. The country may get one year of extremely wet conditions or six …

WMO: Hottest year ever in next three, 1.5 degrees Celsius to be breached

This could mean unprecedented heatwaves and other climate impacts all around the world  

NOAA, ICRI confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event in 2023-2024

This is the second such event in the last 10 years and comes at a time when global oceans have also recorded unprecedented heat

One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for first time: Report

Breach associated with climate phenomenon El Nino, long-term human-caused climate forcing

Volcanic eruptions lower capacity to make near-term climate predictions: Study

The model that excluded volcanic eruptions got its prediction right

Simply Put: Annual climate finance COP-out

Frequent marine heatwaves in Indian Ocean disrupt India‘s monsoon patterns

Western Indian Ocean and northern Bay of Bengal most affected

Water in major reservoirs of 10 states below 2017 levels: CWC

Water levels 22% below the average of last decade

El Niño casts shadow on crop prospects; Food Price Index falls

Reduced crop production has severely affected food security in southern Africa

Southwest monsoon reaches Kerala

As of now, conditions are favourable for its progress

Volcanoes’ rainfall twist

Dry up central Asia, drench southeast Asia

2010: hottest year in India till date

Why there were no April showers this year  

At peak value of 2°C above average sea surface temperature, 2023-24 El Nino among strongest on record

Climate phenomenon to keep temperatures above normal and influence regional rainfall

El Nino likely to bring record-breaking temperatures in Bay of Bengal, the Philippines & Caribbean Sea: Study

This study comes as 2023 was designated as the hottest year on record while January 2024 was the warmest January on record globally

North Atlantic marine heatwave ‘beyond extreme’

Higher sea surface temperatures also deplete the oxygen that aquatic animals need to survive

IMD forecasts El Nino formation in July; says India may get normal rainfall in the month

National weather forecaster expects normal to above normal rainfall in most of central and adjoining south peninsular and east India and some …

Likelihood of warming El Nino this year increasing: WMO

There are 60% chances of a transition from ENSO-neutral to El Nino phase during May-July and the likelihood increases gradually: WMO update

A looming El Nino may bring more heatwaves in India

In total, 13 Indian states and 1 Union territory saw heatwaves since March 3, with West Bengal recording the highest

El Nino on its way, will likely impact monsoon: Experts

It could also cause heatwaves and droughts in India, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, the Pacific Islands

COP27: African bloc unhappy; says agreement on framework for adaptation goal being delayed

Parties have decided to initiate the development of a framework for GGA that will be considered and adopted in 2023

COP27: Clear battle lines drawn on loss and damage as rich try to divide the poor

This is a clear attempt to create divisions and to make the poor fight the poor, according to Sunita Narain, director-general of CSE

COP27: Global North governments want private sector to pay for loss and damage

Private sector companies’ understanding of climate adaptation and mitigation is limited, according to experts