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Asia readies food security defences against El Nino threat
2014-05-26 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Asia's governments are scrambling to head off the potential impact of a weather phenomenon that in the past has driven food prices to levels that sparked social unrest. With lessons learned, Indonesia's government is handing out calendars to farmers setting out early planting dates. Malaysia and the Philippines are working to manage water supplies and India has bolstered its food stockpiles. They are aiming to reduce the impact of the so-called El Nino, a weather pattern that can bring drought...
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El Nino 'reduces major crop yields'
2014-05-15 15:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: El Nino events can have a significant impact on the yields of certain major food crops, a study has shown. Researchers say the climatic phenomenon, which triggers changes in temperature and rainfall, can reduce maize yields by more than 4%. El Nino episodes are caused by changes in the sea surface temperature in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Writing in Nature Communications, the team said the data could be used by governments to manage food supplies. They wrote: "Results show that El Nino...
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Summer Blockbuster? El Nino Looking More Likely
2014-05-08 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Its looking more and more certain that an El Nio is in the works and could arrive as soon as early summer -- bringing with it warmer global average temperatures, fewer Atlantic hurricanes, and possible drought relief for the U.S. West -- according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, released Thursday. The chance of an El Nio developing this summer has increased to 65 percent from 50 percent last month, and forecasters are now favoring an onset during...
WMO: El Nino could cause dramatic rise in temperatures
2014-04-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: There are growing signs the weather phenomenon known as El Nio could develop this year, causing global temperatures to soar, the UNs World Meteorological Organisation has warned. In a statement the WMO said: Temperatures below the surface of the tropical Pacific have warmed to levels that can occur prior to the onset of an El Nino event, while climate models surveyed by WMO experts show a steady warming of the tropical Pacific during the months ahead. El Nio is one of the most potent weather...
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UN weather agency warns of 'El Nino' this year
2014-04-15 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The UN weather agency Tuesday warned there was a good chance of an "El Nino" climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean this year, bringing droughts and heavy rainfall to the rest of the world. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said its modelling suggested a "fairly large potential for an El Nino, most likely by the end of the second quarter of 2014." "If an El Nino event develops ... it will influence temperatures and precipitation and contribute to droughts or heavy rainfall in different...
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