El Nino Southern Oscillation – Page 2

This Looks Like Earth’s Warmest Month. Hotter Ones Appear to Be in Store.

July is on track to break all records for any month, scientists say, as the planet enters an extended period of exceptional warmth.

Researchers are recording ocean temperatures that pose severe risks to coral reefs and other marine life.

From north to south, temperatures are surging as greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and combine with effects from El Niño.

Deforestation rates appear “headed in the wrong direction” despite international pledges to halt destruction, according to an annual assessment.

The United Nations forecasting agency says “a new spike” in global temperatures is likely.