Extreme weather adversely impacts coffee output in last 4 years
Coffee-producing South Indian states have been witnessing a series of extreme weather events in the last four years. Extreme rainfall causing heavy flood and …
Chances of El Nino developing by end of year as high as 70 percent – WMO
There is a 70% chance of an El Nino developing by the end of this year, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Its …
Decline in palm oil growing areas, yields raise global concerns
Palm oil growers in Malaysia and Indonesia are concerned about low yields from palm oil trees in 2017, a year after the El Nino of 2016. Crude palm oil …
September marked 393rd straight month with temperature above 20th-century average
The average global temperature set in September 2017 was 0.78°C (1.40 degrees F) above the 20th-century average of 15.0°C (59.0 degrees F), according to …
Last year was globally the warmest in 137 years of record keeping
Last year topped 2015 as the warmest year in 137 years of record keeping, the annual state of the climate report by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
El Nino fears subside, India predicts even better-than-forecast monsoon rains
In what should come as music to farmers’ ears, some international weather models have reduced the likelihood of an El Nino phenomenon rolling out in the …
Review monsoon preparedness, India’s central government tells states
India’s federal government has asked states to be prepared for a possible failure of the summer monsoon despite forecasts of a good rain, and review their …
Industrial commodity prices to rise this year; oil to average $55/barrel, seen higher in 2018 – World Bank
The World Bank is forecasting higher prices for industrial commodities, principally energy and metals, in 2017 and next year. The Bank in its April Commodity …
March fried you, but it could just be the start of another yearlong global heat trend
Hot on the heels of the second warmest winter in the 138-year record, March continued the global warm trend that could last well into this year …
COLUMN – Fears of El Nino returning rise, as eastern tropical Pacific waters warm up
The Pacific Ocean is heating up, raising fears of the dreaded El Nino’s return that could potentially trigger droughts and below-normal rainfall in many …