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252 million years ago, there was only one supercontinent: Pangaea. ManuMata / shutterstock

September 16, 2024

Earth’s greatest mass extinction 250 million years ago shows what happens when El Niño gets out of control – new study

Alex Farnsworth, University of Bristol; David Bond, University of Hull, and Paul Wignall, University of Leeds

We modelled the climate during this period and discovered episodes of intense ocean heating.

Farmer Takesure Chimbu walks on the bed of the Kapotesa dam in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, dried out by drought. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

August 21, 2024

Drought is devastating southern Africa’s crops: why it’s happening and what can be learned

Natasha Joseph, The Conversation and Anna Weekes, The Conversation

The drought is driven by El Niño, an unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that shifts weather patterns.

January 4, 2024

Become a beach scientist this summer and help monitor changing coastlines

Mitchell Harley, UNSW Sydney and Fred Chaaya

With smartphones as commonplace as towels and sunscreen in the beach bag, why not add coastal data collection to your list of holiday activities this summer? Look for the CoastSnap camera cradles.

Children and women run in a cloud of dust at the village of El Gel, Ethiopia. Climate change has pushed the Horn of Africa into a catastrophic drought. Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

December 13, 2023

Climate change risks triggering a spike in infectious disease outbreaks: three reasons why

Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University; Houriiyah Tegally, Stellenbosch University; Monika Moir, Stellenbosch University, and Tulio de Oliveira, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Heat, floods and droughts create conditions for pathogens and their vectors.

December 8, 2023

What does El Niño do to the weather in your state?

Kimberley Reid, Monash University

El Niño looms large as we head into the Australian summer. But can everyone expect hot and dry weather? What drives the weather in your state?

“Traffic jams” of boats and floating houses on the dry bed of Lake Puraquequara, in the outskirts of Manaus: a combination of climate change, a strong El Niño and insistence on works with a huge environmental impact contribute to an unprecedented and extremely urgent condition in the region. AP Photo/Edmar Barros

October 17, 2023

Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome

Lucas Ferrante, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM)

A combination of climate change, a strong El Niño and an insistence on works of enormous impact are contributing to an unprecedented and extremely urgent situation in the region

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