NYTIMES (Judson Jones) - How the Super Godzilla Monster El Niño Could Actually Affect Your Weather
Yes, El Niño is unusually powerful this time. But that’s not always a bad thing.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Global temperatures hit record highs as El Niño strengthens: Report
Global temperatures are once again reaching new records as potentially historic El Niño conditions continue to unfold, according to a study released Tuesday.
NYTIMES (Chico Harlan) - U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5 Degree Climate Target
It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path.
NEWSCATS - Oceans hit record temperatures amid climate change and El Nino
Image: Cold Anomalies Bookend Europe; Ten Percent Then, Ten Percent Now; Study Finds CO₂–Temperature Feedback Negative; + ‘Climate Risk’ Scores Put On Trial Related: End-Of-August Arctic Sea Ice Extent Hasn’t Fallen In 20 Years, Official [...]
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Venomous yellow-bellied sea snake could slither into Southern California waters as El Niño heats the Pacific
Warmer ocean temperatures driven by El Niño may push one of the world's most venomous sea snakes into Southern California beach waters, and the region's punishing heat wave suggests conditions are ripe. Scientists warn that the yellow-bellied sea snake, a highly toxic predator normally found in tropical stretches of the Pacific and Indian oceans, could […] The post Venomous yellow-bellied sea snake could slither into Southern California waters as El Niño heats the Pacific appeared first on American Almanac .
Warmer ocean temperatures driven by El Niño may push one of the world's most venomous sea snakes into Southern California beach waters, and the region's punishing heat wave suggests conditions are ripe. Scientists warn that the yellow-bellied sea snake, a highly toxic predator normally found in tropical stretches of the Pacific and Indian oceans, could drift northward into waters off the Southern California coast as El Niño drives ocean surface temperatures well above average. Douglas McCauley, director of the Benioff Ocean Initiative at UC Santa Barbara, told USA Today that unusual species are already showing up as the ocean warms. The snake's venom packs a combination of powerful neurotoxins and myotoxins that the Australian Museum…Open
NYTIMES (Mira Rojanasakul and Chico Harlan) - 3 Charts That Explain El Niño
With air and sea surface temperatures already breaking records, this year’s episode is on track to be the strongest in living memory.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alix Martichoux) - NOAA releases fall weather predictions for all 50 states as El Niño grows stronger
Fall is just around the corner, but summer weather may be sticking around a little while longer.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Warming waters draw thousands of whales to Greenland
Humpback, fin and minke whales were once rare sights near Greenland’s Scoresby Sound. Climate change is propelling a northward migration.
NYTIMES (Chico Harlan) - Watch Out for El Niño
We explain the climate phenomenon.
WASHINGTONPOST (Brady Dennis) - Scientists race to save Florida’s coral reef as El Niño heats the ocean
Three years after a devastating marine heat wave in Florida, scientists say they are better prepared to protect vulnerable coral reefs.