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A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured.
It's now virtually certain 2024 will be the hottest year on record, and the first with over 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above the pre-industrial average, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.
Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina.
Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end in July.
The wondrous Galapagos Islands and its many creatures have always been sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures.
Climate scientists say the record for the hottest day globally has been broken for the second consecutive day and that the worldwide temperature could rise yet more this week.
Beryl regained hurricane strength over the weekend after a short downgrade to a tropical storm as it weakened over land.
The UN’s World Food Programme says extreme weather attributed to the El Nino phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, and called on donors for much-needed help.
Forecasters say this year's hurricane season for waters around Hawaii will likely be “below normal” with one to four tropical cyclones across the central Pacific region.
Composer John Adams’ work is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in a decade in a new staging of his Nativity oratorio “El Nino.”.
Zimbabwe’s president has declared a state of disaster over a devastating El Nino drought sweeping across much of southern Africa.
A very strong El Nino is at least partially responsible for the warmest winter on record in Michigan this past year. There is growing certainty that the current El Nino ocean condition is fading and being replaced by La Nina.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
A very strong El Nino is at least partially responsible for the warmest winter on record in Michigan this past year. There is growing certainty that the current El Nino ocean condition is fading and being replaced by La Nina.
Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter.
Rising seas and frequent storms are taking their toll on California's iconic public piers and raising questions about the future of the landmarks.
The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
The warmer than average conditions across Southeastern Michigan will continue to make our snow chances and snow on the ground very scarce if not non-existent as we head into the Christmas Holiday.
After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September.
Restrictions on food exports are spilling over from rice and wheat to other essentials.
The U.N. weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures.
Scientists figure a natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada.
Countries worldwide are scrambling to secure rice after a partial ban on exports by India cut global supplies by roughly a fifth.
Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall.
Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree, with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month.
Scientists say global heat that inched into worrisome new territory this week is a clear example of how pollutants released by humans are warming their environment.
Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice in the scientific community and prompting public chatter that climate change might be accelerating.
It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Thursday.
Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.
A new study finds the natural burst of El Nino warming that changes weather worldwide is far costlier with longer-lasting expenses than experts had thought, averaging trillions of dollars in damage.
The United Nations' weather agency says there's a two-out-of-three chance that the world will reach the internationally accepted global temperature threshold for limiting the worst effects of climate change sometime in the next five years.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialized agency within the United Nations, just released statistics confirming that Earth’s unusual warming continued in 2022, despite the ongoing La Nina in the Pacific.
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Youve likely heard the terms El Nio and La Nia, but in case you dont know, heres a quick breakdown of what they are:El Nio and La Nia are the warm and cool phases of a recurring climate pattern across the tropical Pacificthe El Nio-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO for short. El Nio & La Nia (El Nio-Southern Oscillation) (NOAA)The pattern can shift back and forth irregularly every two to seven years, and each phase triggers predictable disruptions of temperature, precipitation, and winds. This year, we could have a La Nia: A cooling of the ocean surface, or below-average sea surface temperatures (SST), in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. During a La Nia winter, the arctic jet moves south and typically brings above-average precipitation to our region. La Nia watch continues.
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