El Nino and La Nina News

August 11, 2021

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New Study Ties Solar Variability to the Onset of Decadal La Nina Events

Apr. 5, 2021 — A new study shows a correlation between the end of solar cycles and a switch from El Nino to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, suggesting that solar variability can drive seasonal weather ...

Antarctic Seals Reveal Worrying Threats to Disappearing Glaciers

Mar. 5, 2021 — More Antarctic meltwater is surfacing than was previously known, modifying the climate, preventing sea ice from forming and boosting marine productivity- according to new research. For the first ...

2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis Shows

Jan. 15, 2021 — Earth's global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by ...

Indian Ocean Causes Drought and Heatwaves in South America

July 8, 2019 — Researchers have revealed that atmospheric waves originating from convection over the Indian Ocean had a dramatic impact on climate conditions over South America and South Atlantic, leading to ...

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Researchers Use Car Collisions With Deer to Study Mysterious Animal-Population Phenomena

Jan. 27, 2021 — By parsing data on weather, deer populations and deer-vehicle collisions in Wisconsin, investigators show spatial synchrony could be driving ...

Largest Study of Asia's Rivers Unearths 800 Years of Paleoclimate Patterns

Dec. 30, 2020 — The SUTD study will be crucial for assessing future climatic changes and making more informed water management ...

Previously Undescribed Lineage of Archaea Illuminates Microbial Evolution

Aug. 10, 2020 — Scientists describe a previously unknown phylum of aquatic Archaea that are likely dependent on partner organisms for growth while potentially being able to conserve some energy by ...

How New Data Can Make Ecological Forecasts as Good as Weather Forecasts

Mar. 9, 2020 — Soon, ecologists thinks we'll be able to pull off the same forecasting feat for bird migrations and wildlife populations as for climate forecasts. That's because just as those recurring changes in ...

Improved Estimates of Brazilian Amazon Gains and Losses

July 29, 2019 — A new study generated improved annual maps of tropical forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon in 2000-2017 and provided better characterization on the spatio-temporal dynamics of forest area, loss and ...

Unprecedented Number of Warm-Water Species Moved Northward During Marine Heatwave

Mar. 12, 2019 — A new study documents an unprecedented number of southern marine species moving northward into California and as far north as Oregon during the ...

Climate Change Leading to Water Shortage in Andes, Himalayas

Dec. 17, 2018 — Climate change could have devastating effects on vulnerable residents in the Andes mountains and the Tibetan plateau, according to researchers who have been studying glaciers in those areas for ...

Study Tracks Severe Bleaching Events on a Pacific Coral Reef Over Past Century

Nov. 8, 2018 — A new study has uncovered the history of bleaching on a reef in the epicenter of El Nino, revealing how some corals have been able to return after ...

Role of 'Natural Factors' on Recent Climate Change Underestimated, Research Shows

Oct. 10, 2018 — Pioneering new research has given a new perspective on the crucial role that 'natural factors' play in global ...

Melt-Rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Highly Sensitive to Changes in Ocean Temperatures

Aug. 13, 2018 — Melting of ice shelves in West Antarctica speeds up and slows down in response to changes in deep ocean temperature, and is far more variable than ...

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New Study Ties Solar Variability to the Onset of Decadal La Nina Events

Antarctic Seals Reveal Worrying Threats to Disappearing Glaciers

2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis Shows

Indian Ocean Causes Drought and Heatwaves in South America

Researchers Use Car Collisions With Deer to Study Mysterious Animal-Population Phenomena

Largest Study of Asia's Rivers Unearths 800 Years of Paleoclimate Patterns

Previously Undescribed Lineage of Archaea Illuminates Microbial Evolution

How New Data Can Make Ecological Forecasts as Good as Weather Forecasts

Improved Estimates of Brazilian Amazon Gains and Losses

Unprecedented Number of Warm-Water Species Moved Northward During Marine Heatwave

Climate Change Leading to Water Shortage in Andes, Himalayas

Study Tracks Severe Bleaching Events on a Pacific Coral Reef Over Past Century

Role of 'Natural Factors' on Recent Climate Change Underestimated, Research Shows

Melt-Rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Highly Sensitive to Changes in Ocean Temperatures

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Eating More Plant Foods May Lower Heart Disease Risk in Young Adults, Older Women

'Feel Good' Brain Messenger Can Be Willfully Controlled, New Study Reveals

Frequent Consumption of Peanuts by Cancer Patients May Increase Risk of Cancer Spread, Study Finds

Major Atlantic Ocean Current System Might Be Approaching Critical Threshold

Climate Change Widespread, Rapid, and Intensifying: IPCC

Giraffes Are as Socially Complex as Elephants, Study Finds

Boy or Girl? It's in the Father's Genes

Blue-Eyed Humans Have a Single, Common Ancestor

15,000-Year-Old Viruses Discovered in Tibetan Glacier Ice

Marine Bacteria in Canadian Arctic Capable of Biodegrading Diesel and Oil

Insects Beware! This West Coast Plant Wants to Eat You

What Happens When Bats Are Given Three Choices?

Mountain Lions Moved Less, Downsized Territory During LA’s Pandemic Shutdown

Lava Lamp Tectonics: Research Suggests Giant Blobs of Subducted Sediment Float Up Through Deep Earth

Dissolvable Smartwatch Makes for Easier Electronics Recycling

Magnetic Patterns Hidden in Meteorites Reveal Early Solar System Dynamics

Researchers Find a ‘fearsome Dragon’ That Soared Over Outback Queensland

Researchers Use AI to Unlock the Secrets of Ancient Texts