El Niño goes away, but La Niña could bring dry conditions back to California
by After a year of dominance, El Niño’s fury has ended — but its climate counterpart, La Niña, is hot on its heels and could signal …
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The summer of 2023 was the hottest in the northern hemisphere for 2,000 years, tree rings show
The summer of 2023 was the hottest in the northern hemisphere’s non-tropical areas for 2,000 years, a new study has shown. Across this vast land …
Like water sloshing in a giant bathtub, El Niño begins an inevitable retreat
A few weeks ago, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology declared that the Pacific Ocean is no longer in an El Niño state and is back …
World’s coral reefs hit by fourth major bleaching event, says NOAA
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the warming of the oceans is causing massive bleaching events in coral reefs around the globe. NOAA …
Scientists fail to fully explain record global warming
The sun sets over Huntington Beach at the end of a warm December day in 2023. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) Deadly heat in the South …
12 months of unprecedented sea heat has scientists concerned and worried
Every day for the past 12 months, the world’s sea surface temperatures have broken records. Ocean scientists are becoming increasingly worried. “It’s not just a …
How climate change is helping the atmospheric rivers slamming the West Coast
The California coast is currently receiving heavy rain from atmospheric rivers, essentially rivers in the sky that collect moisture from tropical areas and redistribute the …
Scientists explain why they are on the verge of record-breaking heat in 2023
The latest calculations from several scientific agencies that show global heat records that destroyed the Earth last year may seem alarming. But scientists worry that …
Scientists explain why they are on the brink of record-breaking 2023 heat. Heating may worsen
The latest calculations from several scientific agencies that show global heat records that destroyed the Earth last year may seem alarming. But scientists worry that …