Africa
Going hungry
Just no end to destruction
Large-scale herbivore outbreaks follow every El Nio drought
Shrouded in uncertainty
2023 warmest on record, temperatures 1.48°C above preindustrial level
Current El Nino event may rank in the top five on record; expected to end by April-June
Horn of Africa facing deadly floods due to El Nino-linked ‘above average’ rains
Heavy rainfall predicted to keep affecting the region for the next three months with varying intensity
Climate change in India: Sinking chain of atolls in Lakshadweep
Coastal erosion and El Nio are slowly eating up India's most vulnerable archipelago
Comparatively drier June causing problems for farmers
Latest sowing data reveals less sowing than in 2022
Venezuela imposes 2-day working week for government employees
The reduced workweek will extend throughout May
Uneasy lies the coral
Unprecedented depletion of corals threatens marine ecosystems in the tropics
Kenya
Mosquito mayhem
India should brace for dry and hot spring-summer, El Nino, say experts
It is too early to predict an El Nino but it is possible, say meteorologists
Wet winter, harsh summer, weird monsoon: What La Nina has in store for India in 2022
La Nina will be a major component of IMD's upcoming forecasts
El Nino-like weather conditions increased short-term malnutrition in children across tropics: Study
Nearly 6 million children were driven into hunger during 2015 El Nino
Peru’s small-scale farmers need help to recover from damage triggered by coastal El Niño
About 7,000 farmers need help to restore their capacity to produce food, FAO states
EL NINO WATCH
Searing effect
Forget volcanic eruptions and El Nino, global warming continues to worsen
Hotlinks
With temperatures increasing, link between cholera and climate has intensified
Monsoon advances, but in deficit
Reasons for delay: Weak El Nino conditions, very severe Cyclone Vayu
THE TEMPEST
Hurricane Mitch leaves Nicaragua and Honduras devastated, and over 10, 000 dead
BRAZIL
Corals in trouble
Massive coral bleaching strikes Great Barrier Reef
Blowing hot, blowing swiftly
Global warming could result in sudden disastrous climate changes
El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru
More floods to be expected, says the national weather service