Environment News Service: An abnormal warming of surface ocean waters, known as the El Nio effect, forecast for the coming six months is threatening extreme weather conditions for Pacific island states` industry and infrastructure, the United Nations warned Friday.
A joint warning issued by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) says the Pacific region`s wet season during the next six months will...