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El Nino to blame hyperactive Pacific hurricane season
2015-10-24 18:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Hurricane Patricia's rampage into Mexico was part of the Pacific Ocean's hyperactive hurricane season of 2015, one that's been supercharged by weather troublemaker El Nio. So far this season, eight hurricanes of Category 4 or 5 strength (at least 130 mph) have formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, which is an all-time record, according to hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University. Patricia set several weather records, including strongest hurricane winds (200 mph), strongest...
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NASA studying 2015 El Nino event as never before
2015-10-20 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Every two to seven years, an unusually warm pool of water -- sometimes two to three degrees Celsius higher than normal develops across the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean to create a natural short-term climate change event. This warm condition, known as El Nio, affects the local aquatic environment, but also spurs extreme weather patterns around the world, from flooding in California to droughts in Australia. This winter, the 2015-16 El Nio event will be better observed from space than any previous...
El Nino curbs Australian cyclone threat to iron ore, coal miners
2015-10-12 03:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australian exports of commodities such as iron ore and coal face a less-than-average chance of being disrupted by cyclones in the upcoming cyclone season due to the El Nino weather pattern. That would mark a rare beneficial effect from El Nino, which often brings drought to some regions while prompting flooding in others. In Western Australia state, where past cyclones have brought some of the world's biggest mines and shipping terminals to a standstill, there's a 75-percent chance of fewer cyclones...
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VIDEO: Rice prices could rise after El Nino
2015-10-05 11:50:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Rice prices could rise as the rice harvest is again affected by weather event El Nino, which can lead to droughts and harvest failures in several parts of the world.
African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch & soak
2015-10-02 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Standing waist-deep in a hole, South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen digs at the side with a small pickaxe. "There is moisture 25 centimeters down but nothing beyond that. If we get below-average rains, it will be a disaster," he said, wiping the red dust from his calloused hands. Poor rains are forecast for South Africa's maize belt because of the El Nino weather pattern, expected to bring more drought to already-parched southern regions in Africa and potential flooding in the east. This...
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