CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of its 28 districts and the president says it urgently needs more than $200 million in humanitarian assistance, less than a month after neighboring Zambia also appealed for help. Malawi is the latest country … Read more
PIURA, Peru — Residents of Pedregal Grande, a poor neighborhood in the Peruvian city of Piura, receive water for only 30 minutes a day because of shortages, forcing them to collect it in plastic tanks that have become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Scorching temperatures and a lack of air conditioning force people out of their … Read more
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — An El Niño weather system forecast to be among the strongest in recent history has been contributing to an array of disasters, from fires to floods, around the world. The disruptive weather pattern, occurring over many months every few years, involves an unusual warming of water in the Pacific Ocean and often … Read more
Halloween candy is for sale at a CVS store in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2022. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Cocoa, a vital ingredient for chocolate, is more expensive than it has been in decades, as hotter and drier weather patterns stunt the cacao bean crop’s growth. Cocoa futures surged to $3,786 per metric … Read more
Vehicles drive on the flooded Freeway 5 after an El Niño-strengthened storm brought rain to Los Angeles on Jan. 6, 2016. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The El Niño weather pattern is still active heading into the winter this year and it will mean the northern and far west portions of the U.S. will have a … Read more
A woman spreads cocoa beans during the sun-drying process in the backyard of her house in Asikasu, Ghana on December 19, 2020. Cristina Aldehuela | Afp | Getty Images El Nino is here to stay — and that’s bad news for cocoa crops which are highly sensitive to weather changes. Frequent extreme weather events caused … Read more
Comment on this storyComment CARACAS, Venezuela — When 11,000 soldiers and police officers stormed Venezuela’s Tocorón prison this month, they discovered a professional baseball field, swimming pools, children’s play equipment — even a small zoo, with monkeys and flamingos. They also found concrete tunnels in and out, just like in the onetime Mexican prison home … Read more
STORY: The El Nino climate sample has returned, bringing surging temperatures with it. “We’re prone to have one of many warmest years on document.” For the primary time in seven years, the World Meteorological Group says El Nino has emerged within the tropical Pacific. So what precisely is it? El Nino is a pure local … Read more
A cup of Espresso espresso in Cascais, Portugal on October 11, 2021. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Pictures Excessive climate circumstances introduced on by an approaching El Nino are fueling considerations that robusta beans in main espresso producers like Vietnam and Indonesia may very well be hit, leading to hovering costs. “The now widely-expected … Read more
Whereas the results of El Niño are extra concentrated within the tropics, different areas will really feel the warmth as properly. The southwestern United States tends to get extra rain, whereas the northern components of the nation heat up. One upside: El Niño sometimes reduces hurricane exercise within the Atlantic Ocean. Courtesy of Christopher Callahan Tropical … Read more