August ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) forecast updates are pointing towards a Very Strong El Niño event later in the year, triggering extreme and potentially destructive weather globally.
The Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) is a period of global warming that occurred ~56 million years ago, lasting approximately 200,000 years, when the Earth experienced global surface temperature elevations of ~5°C.
Extreme weather events have dominated the news this summer, with reports on extensive wildfires in Canada; dangerous flooding in India, Japan, and the Eastern U.S.; severe heat waves in Spain, China, the United States, and Mexico; and the hottest day ever recorded on Earth.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that it is not too late to “stop the worst” of the climate crisis, but only with “dramatic, immediate” action.
The world’s biggest heatwave happened in Antarctica last year - what does this mean for our planet?
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Faster action is needed to address Antarctica’s extreme weather, a new report warns.
It's the winter chill relinquishes its grip on South Africa, the nation is bracing for an enigmatic weather phenomenon that has the potential to disrupt the delicate balance of its ecosystems and communities: El Niño.


