[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [ACTIVE] · [INTERNATIONAL]

2 clusters · 5 sources · 8 days · First seen · Last updated

Global El Niño weather and climate risks

Overview

The emergence of a ‘Super El Niño’ is driving significant extreme weather risks globally. In the United States, the arrival of ‘Kelvin waves’ associated with the phenomenon threatens the West Coast with rising sea levels and coastal erosion, leading California to declare a state of emergency.

In Australia, the strengthening El Niño has heightened warnings for bushfires, heatwaves, storms, and flash flooding. Local authorities, such as the Sunshine Coast and Noosa councils, have initiated preparedness campaigns in response to forecasts of higher temperatures and low soil moisture. Research into forest fire vulnerability suggests that in some regions, the frequency of fire intervals has decreased significantly, dropping from approximately 40 years to five years in recent decades.

Entities

European Space Agency · Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation · Gavin Newsom · NASA · United States

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Australia faces increased bushfire and extreme weather risks

    Australia faces heightened bushfire and extreme weather risks due to El Niño, while research highlights how historical land use has increased combustible fuel loads in certain forests.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Global climate shifts drive extreme weather risks and renewable energy transitions

    While El Niño threatens global weather extremes and rising sea levels in the US, Australia is seeing a massive surge in household battery adoption to stabilize its renewable energy transition.

Sources

braunschweiger-zeitung.de · dagens.de · eveningreport.nz · gcnews.com.au · thefifthestate.com.au