This Alarming Southern Africa Agriculture Statistic Should Spring Regional Leaders Into Decisive Action

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:25:50 +0000

There is a serious drought currently affecting a number of countries in southern Africa. Some reports say this is the worst drought in over 100 years. The problem is that these droughts are becoming too frequent and increasing in severity, it appears. I read an article this week from a … [continued]

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2023 Broke and Set Many High Temperature Records. In 2024, Things Will Get Much Worse

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:13:15 +0000

Global temperature records were set in 2023 and are expected to be broken again in 2024 as emissions continue to rise.

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El Niño Is Here

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 02:57:38 +0000

El Niño conditions have developed, as the atmospheric response to the warmer-than-average tropical Pacific sea surface kicked in over the past month. We expect El Niño to continue into the winter, and the odds of it becoming a strong event at its peak are pretty good, at 56%. Chances of at least a moderate event […]

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How Do We Help The Grid Survive El Niño In Australia?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:57:12 +0000

Australians watching the news about Canada’s current spate of wildfires will remember our own horrifying bushfires a couple of years ago. The fear is compounded by news stories of the coming El Niño, the current dry winter (in the Southern Hemisphere), and predictions that the grid is not ready. How do we help the grid […]

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Economic Damage From Next El Niño To Total $3 Trillion

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 17:15:28 +0000

Two researchers at Dartmouth College have published a report in the journal Science which predicts that the economic impact of the next El Niño weather event (expected to occur this year) will be $3 trillion through 2029, compared to the same period without such an event. In a press release, the authors of the study […]

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Palace reactivates task force on El Niño

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 21:20:50 +0000

Palace reactivates task force on El Niño

Malacañang has ordered the reactivation and reconstitution of a task force dedicated to mitigating the effects of El Niño, which is expected to continue until the end of August. Executive Order No. 38 on the reactivation of the El Niño Task Force was signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Aug. 13, which the Palace […]

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‘A floodier future’: Scientists say records will be broken

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:45:19 +0000

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.  – The federal government is warning Americans to brace for a “floodier” future.Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year because of rising sea levels and an abnormal El Nino weather system.

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Angat dam dips to critical low but water supply in Metro remains steady

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 06:32:21 +0000

THE water level in Angat dam, the main source for Metro Manila, has breached its critical low on Sunday, although the drop was not expected to affect water supply, state…READ

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Angat water level continues to drop, may reach critical low by Sunday — Pagasa

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 06:26:25 +0000

THE water level in Angat dam, the main source of water in Metro Manila, continues to decline and may reach critical low by Sunday, the state weather bureau said. As of 6 a.m….READ

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