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

Ecological nightmare

EL NINO WATCH

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Searing effect

Forget volcanic eruptions and El Nino, global warming continues to worsen

Hotlinks

With temperatures increasing, link between cholera and climate has intensified

COP27 diary (November 11): Rich countries seek to delay and prolong discussions on loss and damage

A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit

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

Deforestation in Maritime Continent may make El Nino events more complex and harder to predict

Central Pacific type El Nino events can increase by 11.7%, La Nina events by 14.6%

Tropical Storm Hilary pounds Southern California with heavy rain, flash flooding

California had only one confirmed tropical storm landfall in the past in September 1939

El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated

Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India

COP28: A key negotiation highlights countries’ challenges with scaling up mitigation ambition

The Mitigation Work Programme produced a report from discussions this year on how countries can take more action to mitigate emissions

El Nino impact? India to experience below-normal southwest monsoon, predicts Skymet Weather

The distribution of rainfall throughout the season would also be skewed

COP27: Adaptation pledge sum 35% less than Glasgow, despite UN call for more support

Forty per cent of adaptation fund pledged in Glasgow not yet met 

COP27: Developing & developed blocks lock horns over new climate finance roadmap

Wealthy nations want to expand the donor base with New Collective Quantified Goal

What is behind deadly summer heatwaves in north-central India? 

Pacific Meridional Mode may be a factor

Blame climate change for a sweltering Kerala

Increased sea surface temperature leads to rise in humidity

El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru

More floods to be expected, says the national weather service

Climate change will increase drought intensity, frequency in the Caribbean

Theregion is vulnerable to variable and unpredictable rainfall, a FAO report says

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Nio wrecks the US