El Nino

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Above Average Monsoon Likely: Centre Needs to Wake Up Before Low Lying Areas Are Flooded

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 24/06/2016

Even though the monsoon forecast is good news for...

Madagascar's President Hery Rajaonarimampianina delivers a speech for the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, November 30, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Stephane Mahe

Limited Access to Water Curtails Madagascar’s Climate-Smart Agriculture

Katie Nguyen 02/06/2016

The worst El Nino weather pattern in years has...

Peter Gash (L), owner and manager of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels with Oliver Lanyon and Lewis Marshall, Senior Rangers in the Great Barrier Reef region for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, during an inspection of the reef's condition in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' located at Lady Elliot Island in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. Credit: Reuters/David Gray/Files

Mass Coral Bleaching Threatens Future of Great Barrier Reef

Colin Packham 31/05/2016

Scientists said UNESCO may reconsider its decision not to...

Scorching temperatures in Jammu, northern India. This month has seen records smashed in nearby Rajasthan. Credit: Jaipal Singh/EPA

India’s Pollution Problem May Be ‘Hiding’ Extreme Heat Spikes

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Andrew King and Geert Jan van Oldenborgh 30/05/2016

Although India is no stranger to extreme heat at...

Squids galore. Credit: Kristina Vackova/shutterstock

Octopus and Squid Populations are Booming – Here’s Why

Alexander Arkhipkin 25/05/2016

These fast-growing, adaptable creatures are perfectly equipped to exploit...