El Niño

El Niño is the warm phase of a recurring climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean characterized by higher-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. It alters atmospheric circulation and influences weather patterns worldwide, often bringing increased rainfall to some regions and drought to others. El Niño events occur irregularly, typically every two to seven years.

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India braces for El Niño-linked dry conditionsNews

India braces for El Niño-linked dry conditions

New Delhi, India | AFP | Muser NewsDesk India will prepare contingency plans to help farmers weather potential low rainfall linked to the El Niño weather…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2026 Full article
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Amazon dry season lengthens as drought risk growsClimate

Amazon dry season lengthens as drought risk grows

Recently published studies indicate an extension of the dry season from four to six months and an increase in the water deficit of more than…
SourceSourceJune 16, 2026 Full article
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Weather pattern El Niño is here and could reach historic intensityNews

Weather pattern El Niño is here and could reach historic intensity

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The phenomenon El Niño has arrived, the US weather agency said Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous…
SourceSourceJune 12, 2026 Full article
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World sees second hottest May as Europe faces ‘new normal’: EU monitorNews

World sees second hottest May as Europe faces ‘new normal’: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world experienced its second-hottest May on record, with Europe baking under an unusually early heatwave as climate extremes…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2026 Full article
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Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030: UNNews

Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDeskEl Niño effect on 2027 1.3 °C to 1.9 °C range Arctic heat warning Global average temperatures are likely to…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2026 Full article
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EU monitor says sea temperatures near all-time highs as El Niño loomsFacts

EU monitor says sea temperatures near all-time highs as El Niño looms

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The European Union's climate monitor said Friday that ocean temperatures are edging toward record highs as conditions shift toward…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2026 Full article
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‘Super El Niño’ raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflictNews

‘Super El Niño’ raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflict

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Already reeling from the effects of conflict in the Middle East, Asia is now facing the prospect of strong…
SourceSourceMay 5, 2026 Full article
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Warming El Niño set to return in mid-2026: UNNews

Warming El Niño set to return in mid-2026: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The El Niño weather phenomenon, which pushed global temperatures to record highs the last time around, is expected to…
SourceSourceApril 24, 2026 Full article
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Ocean temperatures near record high in March: EU monitorClimate

Ocean temperatures near record high in March: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Ocean temperatures hit near-record highs for March, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday, signalling a likely shift…
SourceSourceApril 10, 2026 Full article
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El Niño return in 2026 may drive higher global temperaturesClimate

El Niño return in 2026 may drive higher global temperatures

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The warming El Niño weather phenomenon could form later this year, potentially pushing global temperatures to record heights. There…
SourceSourceMarch 2, 2026 Full article
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Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025Climate

Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025

Brest, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further…
SourceSourceJanuary 9, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: December 5, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 5, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (December 5, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Satellite Image: The El Niño Southern Oscillation drives major weather patterns across the globe
Geoengineering method could disrupt El Niño, study warnsClimate

Geoengineering method could disrupt El Niño, study warns

UC Santa Barbara scientists find cloud seeding could destabilize El Niño, raising concerns about geoengineering impacts Summary: A modeling study in the journal Earth’s Future…
SourceSourceSeptember 17, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 15, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 15, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Cooling La Niña may return in coming months: UNNews

Cooling La Niña may return in coming months: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The cooling La Niña weather phenomenon may return between September and November, but even if it does, temperatures are…
SourceSourceSeptember 2, 2025 Full article
Image: New study shows the "seesaw" effect of El Niño and La Niña causes floods, droughts and shifts in hurricane activity, stressing mangrove forests worldwide
Mangrove forest health linked to ocean climate cyclesClimate

Mangrove forest health linked to ocean climate cycles

Study shows how El Niño and La Niña climate swings threaten mangroves worldwide Summary: Mangrove forests, among the world’s most carbon-rich and ecologically vital coastal…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2025 Full article
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Climate change squeezes global firefighting efforts as wildfire seasons collideClimate

Climate change squeezes global firefighting efforts as wildfire seasons collide

Increasing overlap of fire weather between Australia and North America complicates international firefighting efforts Summary: Climate change is driving a worrying trend: wildfire seasons in…
SourceSourceApril 29, 2025 Full article
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Southern Ocean warming will bring lasting wet conditions to the western US and East AsiaClimate

Southern Ocean warming will bring lasting wet conditions to the western US and East Asia

Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast Summary: As global temperatures rise, the Southern Ocean will gradually release heat it has absorbed over…
SourceSourceApril 3, 2025 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 8, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 8, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Long-term data prompts rethink on…
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Climate Science Digest: January 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Antarctic ice sheet faces…
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Lessons from 2024’s climate eventsClimate

Lessons from 2024’s climate events

The year 2024 brought unprecedented climate challenges, marked by severe droughts in southern Africa and Central America, catastrophic flooding in Spain, and the destructive Hurricane…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 13, 2025 Full article
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2024 crossed global warming limitClimate

2024 crossed global warming limit

In brief: Global temperatures exceed a critical warming limit for the first timeScientists say every fraction of a degree above 1.5C matters Geneva, Switzerland -…
SourceSourceJanuary 11, 2025 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 52, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 52, 2024

Conservation efforts for Brazilian primates under threat from climate change and habitat loss Brazilian primates face escalating threats as climate change and deforestation combine to…
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