- El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
- El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
- El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
- El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
El Nino Strengthens, Raising Financial Risks from Bushfires and Crop Declines
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What happened
The Bureau of Meteorology has declared a very strong El Nino global weather event, which could be the most severe in decades, elevating the risk of drought, heatwaves, and bushfires this summer. This weather pattern is causing severe storms, flooding, and droughts in Australia and North Africa.
Why it matters
Economic modeling suggests that bushfires linked to global warming and El Nino could cost the Australian economy $181.7 billion over 30 years. Separately, reduced winter chill hours due to the event are forecast to cause declines in Australian stone fruit production, particularly affecting exports from Victoria and New South Wales.
El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
Who's involved
- El NinoThe global weather pattern driving severe drought, heatwaves, and bushfires.
- North AfricaA region experiencing severe droughts and floods linked to the weather pattern.
- MoroccoA country within North Africa that shares exposure to the climate patterns.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
Possible ripples
Who this could reach next, traced step by step from the reporting. Possibilities worth considering, not forecasts.How it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.El Nino strengthening prompts BoM warnings, linked to studies on Australian bushfires.1 source
- NSW agencies are collaborating on preparedness measures and managing fuel loads in response to confirmed El Niño conditions.Sub-event
- CFA monitors El Nino conditions as West Gippsland experiences below-average rainfall, linking El Nino to Victoria's dry fire seasons.Sub-event
- Projected El Nino is causing hotter and drier conditions, impacting agricultural regions in New South Wales and South Australia.Sub-event
BoM monitors El Nino impacts, leading to severe storms, floods, and droughts in Australia and North Africa.1 source
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El Nino is causing widespread impacts globally, including droughts, wildfires, and increased flood risks across Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Central Asia.Also in this story
- Intensifying El Niño is causing drought, higher temperatures, and reduced rainfall across Southeast Asia and Eastern/Southern Africa.
- El Nino is causing severe impacts, including wildfires in Indonesia, drought in Central America, and emergencies in Ecuador and Peru.
- El Niño is causing severe weather patterns, including heavier rainfall in the Americas, threats to rice supplies in Bangladesh, and unrest risks in Haiti.
- El Niño follows La Niña, and scientific bodies like NOAA and universities are monitoring the phenomenon.
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Related events
- El Nino formation is currently impacting Australian weather patterns.
- El Niño is causing severe droughts, heat waves, torrential rains, and flooding across Central America.
- The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared El Nino, linking it to less rain and warmer temperatures in the context of Cootamundra, Australia.
- A government body responded to a severe weather event that began on September 1st, amidst the ongoing impacts of El Niño.
- El Niño drives heat waves and drought risk, with Pacific Ocean conditions affecting global weather patterns across regions including California, Colorado, and the Indian Ocean.