Reading Time: < 1 minute There is a 66 per cent chance of the La Niña weather pattern, characterized by cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, emerging during September-November, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday.
Sixty-six per cent chance of La Niña weather emerging, U.S. forecaster says
La Niña weather 70 per cent likely to develop in Aug-Oct
Reading Time: < 1 minute The current neutral phase between La Niña and El Niño weather patterns is expected to continue for several months, with a 79 per cent chance of La Niña November through January, the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said in its monthly forecast.
Attaché projects small increases in Argentina soybeans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean production in Argentina has been projected to increase slightly in 2024/25, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires.
Weather experts see La Niña, El Niño frequency rising
Reading Time: < 1 minute The climate phenomena known as El Niño and La Niña, which bring waves of heat, cold, rain or drought, will be more frequent and extreme in coming years, after South America suffered the most intense El Niño in decades, weather experts said on Thursday.
La Niña weather 60 per cent likely to develop from June-August, says US forecaster
Reading Time: < 1 minute A U.S. government weather forecaster expects an about 60 per cent chance of the La Niña weather pattern characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean emerging in the second half of 2024.
Prairies expected to be cooler, wetter this year
A La Niña weather pattern is on its way and may even bring timely spring rains
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s a good chance western Canadian farmers and ranchers will see rain in April and May to get crops started and grass growing, says a U.S. based weather scientist.
Fading El Niño to be replaced by La Niña: The Weather Network
Warmer than normal temperatures expected to continue on the Prairies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fading El Niño weather patterns will be replaced by La Niña conditions heading into the summer, according to the latest seasonal forecast from The Weather Network.
World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
New record highs 'more likely than not'
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brussels | Reuters — The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers global […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago corn dampened by prediction of El Nino rain
Black Sea export deal hopes drag wheat to 18-month low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures hit their lowest price since August on Thursday on expectations that the El Nino climate phenomenon could boost U.S. crops and concerns about rising interest rates. La Nina has ended, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday, and El Niño could possibly form during summer […] Read more
Last year tied as world’s fifth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say
Global CO2 emissions continue to rise
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brussels | Reuters — Last year was the world’s joint fifth-warmest on record and the last nine years were the nine warmest since pre-industrial times, putting the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to 1.5 C in serious jeopardy, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. Last year tied with 2015 as the fifth-warmest year […] Read more
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