"#ElNiño, which usually causes lower rainfall in South America, has caused record-breaking #droughts and temperatures this year, forcing administrations across the region to enact emergency measures.
#Bogotá’s public water utility estimates there could be about 54 days’ worth of #water left."
"The core of the problem – fossil fuel emissions – is well known and largely uncontested in the scientific community. A survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies shows a 99.9% consensus that humans are altering the climate by burning gas, oil, coal and trees."
"Historically, the highest global surface temperatures have occurred after an #ElNiño has peaked at the start of the year.
However, 2023 was highly unusual. It showed global temperatures more akin to what we would expect after El Niño peaks, rather than while it is still developing. "
"Global sea levels jumped due to El Nino and warming #climate, says NASA
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023 -- nearly four times the increase of the previous year -- NASA said Thursday, attributing the "significant jump" to a strong #ElNino and a warming climate. "
A strong El Niño continued in February 2024, but it has begun to weaken and is expected to dissipate by mid-2024, possibly followed by a return of La Niña late in 2024.
This El Niño, which began in June 2023, has played a large role in recent record global temperatures.
The combination of El Niño in the Pacific, extraordinary warmth in the Atlantic, and man-made global warming has led global ocean average temperatures to set a new daily temperature record every day for the last year.
Kakao ist so teuer wie seit Jahrzehnten nicht. Allein innerhalb eines Jahres hat sich der Preis verdoppelt. Schokolade wird dadurch möglicherweise erneut teurer.
🔥 Tragic news from Chile: forest fires claimed 100+ lives, prompting a state of emergency. Coastal cities engulfed in smoke, central regions evacuated: a dire situation worsened by heatwaves, with Santiago facing temperatures over 33°C. #ChileFires
🔥 Trágicas noticias desde Chile: los incendios forestales se cobran 100+ vidas, provocando el estado de emergencia. Una situación calamitosa empeorada por las olas de calor, con Santiago enfrentando temperaturas de mas de 33°C.
🌎La vulnerabilidad de Abya Yala al cambio climático se ve exacerbada por la desigualdad, y la pobreza, según el IPCC. Los mortales incendios forestales del año pasado en Biobío y Ñuble presagian la creciente y letalidad de estos desastres.
Central and South America vulnerability to climate change is exacerbated by inequality, and poverty, says IPCC. Last year's deadly wildfires in Biobío and Ñuble foreshadow the growing frequency and lethality of such disasters. 🌲🔥 #ClimateCrisis#elnino (4/6)
"#Rice prices surged to their highest in almost 12 years" for several reasons.
"Among them: extreme climate from #GlobalWarming, along with the onset of #ElNiño for the first time in seven years, Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain initiative and protectionist food policies in the form of #TradeRestrictions."