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El Nino

El Nino is a climate phenomenon characterized by warmer sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean near the equator with disruptive effects on global weather patterns.

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April 25, 2024

Flooding in Tanzania and Kenya claims scores of lives

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Residents of Nairobi's Mathare neighborhood are seen in a flooded street after heavy rains as they try to evacuate the area with their belongings

El Nino climate pattern intensifies in East Africa

El Nino climate pattern intensifies in East Africa

Millions have been displaced due to widespread flooding, with entire areas in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania under water.
ClimateApril 26, 2024
Commuters use their hands to block the rays of the sun as they wait for a ride along a busy street in Quezon city, Philippines.

El Nino exacerbates hot season in South and Southeast Asia

El Nino exacerbates hot season in South and Southeast Asia

Extreme temperatures have led to school closures, power outages and heat-related deaths.
ClimateApril 26, 202402:15 min
Children playing in dry paddy fields and cracked soil in Ketangi village, Purworejo, Central Java

Climate phenomena: What are El Nino and La Nina?

Climate phenomena: What are El Nino and La Nina?

Originating in the Pacific, the El Nino cycle has intensified drought in Africa and Asia. Here's what makes that happen.
ClimateApril 26, 2024
A young girl breaks a stick against a rock

Africa's El Nino crises demand action and funding

Africa's El Nino crises demand action and funding

The El Nino weather pattern is causing extreme weather events in East Africa, as well as crippling drought in the south.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 22, 2024
A group of people chats after receiving food donated by the World Food Programme

How El Nino contributes to drought in Africa

How El Nino contributes to drought in Africa

Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe have all declared a state of disaster, with drought destroying their harvests.
ClimateApril 15, 202401:16 min
A farmer holds dried out corn in his hands

Drought devastates Zimbabwe's crops

Drought devastates Zimbabwe's crops

The drought sweeping across southern Africa has wiped out 80% of Zimbabwe's crops, with many fearing the months ahead.
Food SecurityApril 13, 202402:35 min
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Severe drought in Zimbabwe threatens millions with hunger

The World Food Program has said it might not be able to assist families in Zimbabwe facing food insecurity.
Food SecurityMarch 26, 202401:37 min
Sea surface temperatures are rising

Land and sea surface temperature hotter than ever before

July was a recording breaking month for both land and sea temperatures, according to EU climate observers Copernicus.
ClimateAugust 4, 2023
Road workers walk as waves hit the city's waterfront during high tide in the Arabian Sea at Marine Drive in Mumbai, India, Saturday, June 10, 2023

El Nino returns, threatening higher food prices

Previous disruptive El Nino climate patterns cost the global economy trillions of dollars and stoked inflation.
BusinessJune 18, 2023
People walk through flood waters in a residential area

TV weather forecasters talk climate

With an El Nino set to amplify temperature extremes, TV meteorologists are making the link with climate change.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 2023
Firefighters in france during a heat wave

How does climate change affect El Nino and La Nina cycles?

A shift in ocean winds could push global temperatures even higher in 2023 and wreak havoc on weather across the world.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 27, 2023