Insights and Stories on El Nino

Warming Pacific waters seen fuelling lengthy El Nino

Jun. 10, 2015 at 8:26 pm CDT

Sydney | Reuters –– Pacific Ocean temperatures continue to warm, supporting El Nino weather conditions for the rest of 2015, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said Tuesday. An El Nino can have devastating consequences for agriculture globally, causing heavy rains and floods in South America and scorching weather in Asia and […]

Threat of food crisis seen fading as grain stocks climb

Jun. 8, 2015 at 8:20 pm CDT

By Nigel Hunt

El Nino seen bringing drought to Brazil’s north, heavy rains to south

May. 26, 2015 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Caroline Stauffer

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

May. 14, 2015 at 4:54 pm CDT

By Reuters

El Nino has emerged, Asia braces for crop damage

May. 12, 2015 at 8:38 pm CDT

By Naveen Thukral

Drier bias seen on horizon for Manitoba

Apr. 30, 2015 at 7:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Warm and dry weather is allowing for a good start to spring seeding in Manitoba, but that dryness could pose problems down the road as its longer-term outlook is also on the dry side, according to meteorologist Drew Lerner. Temperatures on Thursday in Manitoba were hitting levels […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Australia beef exports to fall on lower slaughter rate

Apr. 17, 2015 at 12:10 pm CDT

Sydney | Reuters — Exports of Australian beef are likely to fall faster than previously expected as slaughter rates drop off as a two-year drought eases, threatening to add fuel to a rally in U.S. beef prices. A record slaughter rate has dropped nearly a fifth in the last two […]

By Colin Packham

Japan forecaster sees El Nino likely to emerge by summer

Apr. 10, 2015 at 11:58 am CDT

Tokyo | Reuters –– Japan’s weather bureau said in its monthly outlook on Friday that the possibility of an El Nino weather pattern forming by summer remains high, but gave no probability forecast. The previous El Nino, which emerged last summer, ended over winter and conditions appear to be normal […]

By Reuters

U.S. forecaster now sees 70 per cent chance of El Nino summer

Apr. 9, 2015 at 9:29 am CDT

New York | Reuters –– A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised its forecast for the chance of El Nino conditions during the Northern Hemisphere summer to 70 per cent, up from a 60 per cent chance last month, with a 60 per cent chance it lasts through autumn. […]

By Reuters

Ocean warming suggests 50 per cent chance of El Nino

Mar. 31, 2015 at 10:50 am CDT

Sydney | Reuters — Recent warming of the Pacific Ocean may signal an El Nino weather event is forming, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday. Climate models indicate the central tropical Pacific Ocean is likely to continue to warm, with El Nino thresholds to be reached or exceeded […]

By Colin Packham

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