Tag: El Niño

Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.

Speakers at the UN General Assembly's climate event pressed for faster action as the world overshoots the Paris Agreement's warming limit and a strong El Niño looms.

A record 295 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2024, as war, climate extremes, and economic shocks collided. With aid funding in freefall, UN officials warn the crisis is no longer just systemic—it is a failure of humanity.

As unprecedented heatwaves threaten millions across the U.S., climate experts and public health officials urge immediate actions to protect vulnerable populations and outdoor workers, warning of severe health risks and infrastructural challenges.

"Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the only way to stop global temperatures increasing."

The climate catastrophe brings new disasters every week and will continue to throughout our lives. But what we do will make a difference in determining how this all plays out.

"...WMO is sounding the alarm that we will breach the 1.5°C level on a temporary basis with increasing frequency.”

El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) naturally occur every two to seven years and impacts global weather patterns, usually causing a rise in temperatures.