It is near certain that the next five years will be the warmest period ever recorded, the United Nations has warned, as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring. For the first time, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 …
Read More »World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers …
Read More »What is a ‘triple dip’ La Niña? Meteorologists predict one is coming
La Niña has a devastating impact because of its effect on weather and climate Changing temperatures around the world have led to several climate emergencies so far in 2022, from historic flooding in Pakistan that’s displaced millions of people to the rapid melting of a major glacier in Antarctica. Parts …
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