el nino

In November, Earth set new heat record for 6th month in a row

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

With only one month left for the year, 2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year.

Extreme flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee

By Omar Faruk, Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Nino pummels large parts of Somalia.

Sugar sees global price hike after crops in Asia hit by dry weather tied to El Nino

By Aniruddha Ghosal, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

Sugar worldwide is trading at the highest prices since 2011, mainly due to lower global supplies after unusually dry weather damaged harvests in India and Thailand, the world's second- and third-largest exporters.

October was the 5th straight month to set new heat record in 2023

By Melina Walling, Associated Press

2023 is now virtually certain to be the hottest year on record, the Copernicus Climate Change service said Wednesday.

Scientists look for additional factors beyond climate change and El Nino in July heat wave

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Researchers say by far the biggest cause of the recent extreme heat is human-caused climate change, with a smaller contribution from a natural El Nino. But some scientists are searching for an additional factor.

The world’s hottest day on record was Tuesday, scientists calculate

By Melina Walling, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The daily but preliminary and unofficial heat record comes after months of “truly unreal meteorology and climate stats for the year," said University of Oklahoma meteorology professor Jason Furtado.

WATCH: Hurricane season likely to be average, NOAA forecasts

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.

First Harvey, now Irma. Why are so many hurricanes hitting the U.S.?

By Nsikan Akpan

Some uncertainty still surrounds Hurricane Irma’s fate, but here’s what to expect -- plus an explainer on why this hurricane season is churning out so many extreme storms in the Atlantic Ocean.

Column: El Nino, the global spoilsport affecting oil, food prices and tourism

By Vikram Mansharamani

A wildfire rages, displacing tens of thousands. Droughts ravage crops, leaving tens of millions hungry. An African nation sells off some of its famous wildlife. Bleaching harms stretches of the Great Barrier Reef. What's happening? El Niño.