Did La Niña ever emerge? How conditions will impact spring weather, storms in Texas
La Niña conditions finally emerged in late December, but they are likely to fade before you even notice their impact.
‘Earth’s axis and orbit shape its seasons— other planets have winter and summer too’
Professor John Chiang of UC Berkeley explains the impact of Earth's axial tilt and orbital eccentricity on global climate. He highlights their influen ...
Why the US is freezing as the planet reaches record warmth
Yet despite the cold temperatures over the continent, the planet as a whole has set a new temperature record yet again: January 2025 was the hottest January ever measured on planet Earth. The European ...
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Why chocolate is ridiculously expensive right now
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.
Atmospheric rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years
El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...
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January 2025 sees record global temperatures despite La Niña
The world just had its warmest January on record, according to leading international datasets from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (CRS) and US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Worst drought in 100 years pushes millions of desperate children to brink of starvation
Southern Africa is reeling from the severe effects of the 2023/2024 El Niño episode, which has caused the worst drought ever recorded across the region.