El Nino
Why This Winter's El Niño Will Not Bring More Rain to California
A conversation with Jan Null, a weather forecaster who explains why expectations of a wet winter are misplaced.
How Increasingly Severe El Niños Are Threatening Tropical Forests Around the World
And with tropical forests storing almost 250 billion tons of carbon, their fate has major implications for the Earth's atmosphere.
Climate Change Is Starving Our Coral Reefs
A new study shows that coral bleaching events are recurring faster than reef ecosystems can recover.
Wildfires Mark the New Reality of Climate Change in 2017
As fire conditions intensify around the globe, scientists are helping countries prepare for a fiery new normal.
The Escalating Global-Warming Crisis, in One Chart
It's really getting hot in here.
How Cities Affect the Stomach Flu
A study in Bangladesh highlights markedly different disease dynamics in the urban core versus the more rural periphery.
Is Climate Change Cooking Our Coral Reefs?
El Niño storms seem to be strengthening due to climate change, and in turn intensifying coral bleaching. This is particularly vivid at Christmas Island, where the water has warmed the most.
Peruvian Communities Reel From Stronger El Niño
Talking to the locals in Lurigancho-Chosica, Peru, after a devastating season of landslides
What This Year's El Niño Means for California
Plus, what will happen once El Niño goes away?
Drought and Wilted Crops, as Seen From Space
The current El Niño pattern, likely worsened by climate change, has brought drought and hunger to southern Africa.
2015 Was the Hottest Year in History
Fifteen of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001.
The Hottest Year on Record in the Midwest
The Midwest’s warm and soggy winter weather.
El Niño Isn't Letting Up
Forecasters predict the United States still has yet to experience the brunt of its erratic weather.
Solving the Mysteries of Mudslides
Heavy El Niño rains could trigger mudslides in California this winter. These scientists are trying to figure out the whens and wheres.
El Niño and the State of Emergency in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian government has invested hundreds of millions over the past nine years to prepare for the storm that is about to batter the country. This year, the floods could be unprecedented.
Hello, El Niño: The Pacific Ocean Is Looking a Lot Like It Did in 1997
Forecasters say we have a 95 percent chance of having an El Niño event this winter, but predicting its local effects is iffier.
Coastal Communities Could Be in for Some Trouble
A strong El Niño and La Niña could cause flooding and erosion along the Pacific, according to new research.
'We Are the First to Go'
Students on island of Yap learn that climate change is not an abstraction in their futures.