Vinson Kurian

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 15 Research conducted at Texas A&M University has sought to link the 1918 El Nino, among the strongest in history, and the flu pandemic that year.

The El Nino of 1918 coincided with one of the worst droughts in India, according to Prof Benjamin Giese, lead author of the research report.

Temperature reconstructions for the surface of the Northern Hemisphere are based largely on terrestrial records from extra-tropical or high-elevation sites, despite the fact that global average surface temperature changes closely follow those of the global tropics, which are 75 per cent ocean.

Indonesia appeared to bat away offers from other Southeast Asian countries to help stop haze pollution on Wednesday, leaving the region facing worsening skies as a result of a brewing El Nino weather pattern.

Kaustubh Kulkarni / Pune August 19, 2009, 1:08 IST

When the World Metereological Organisation (WTO) warned our weather experts in June that a poor monsoon was coming , and also told them why, the latter wouldn

Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, as measured by annual storm counts, reached anomalous levels over the past decade. The short nature of the historical record and potential issues with its reliability in earlier decades, however, has prompted an ongoing debate regarding the reality and significance of the recent rise.

Shreekant Sambrani / July 16, 2009, 0:18 IST

Since it does not take into account new abnormalities like the MJO, it is hardly surprising that the Met has got it wrong once again.

The monsoon season is behind the schedule and rains will be 10 percent below the normal this year due to global warming and development of weak El-Nino conditions, said Metrological Department.

Talking to Daily Times on Wednesday, Metrological Department Director General Dr Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry said the monsoon was likely to start within next 24 to 48 hours.

New Delhi: In a development that could have a bearing on the rest of the monsoon, Australia

Across the globe an emerging El Nino weather pattern threatens to cause droughts and floods and trigger a spike in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from burning forests.

El Nino is a warming of tropical Pacific waters that affects wind circulation patterns. Its effects on the global climate vary from one event to the next.

Vinson Kurian

Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 The Australian Bureau of Meteorology

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