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El Nino has been declared by several international authorities, with possible impacts for countries across the Pacific. : James Goldie, 360info CC BY 4.0

El Niños often mean droughts and fires for some countries and flooding rains for others. As impacts worsen with climate change, is the world prepared?

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El Nino returns

World prepares for El Niño as records fall

El Niños often mean droughts and fires for some countries and flooding rains for others. As impacts worsen with climate change, is the world prepared?

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El Niño typically causes drought in Australia, parts of southern Asia and Indonesia. : Unsplash: Josh Withers https://unsplash.com/license

Current evidence suggests both El Niño and La Niña could change significantly over the next 70 years, which will have consequences for how they impact us.

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How will El Niño change in the future?

Current evidence suggests both El Niño and La Niña could change significantly over the next 70 years, which will have consequences for how they impact us.

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During an El Niño there are warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the equatorial eastern Pacific. : NOAA Climate.gov CC BY 4.0

Reports of a possible ‘super El Niño’ this year might have been greatly exaggerated.

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Why we won’t have a super El Niño this year

Reports of a possible ‘super El Niño’ this year might have been greatly exaggerated.

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As world leaders gather in New York for the UN SDG Summit, the mood is likely to be sombre. : Illustration: Michael Joiner, 360info Images: Kuhlmann/MSC & Ad Meskens via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0

What are the roadblocks to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? And how can the pace of the SDGs gather momentum to meet the 2030 targets?

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State of the SDGs

The SDGs can save us, but can we save the SDGs?

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Given the urgent need to address climate change, the imperative is not setting goals or targets, but delivering on them. : Unsplash: Harry Cunningham Unsplash Licence

To break their ‘two steps forward, one step back’ routine on climate action, the Asia-Pacific needs to start delivering on ambitious emissions targets.

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What the Asia-Pacific needs to leap forward on climate action

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China continues to build power plants — permitting an average of two new planets a week last year. : Unsplash: Marko Sun Unsplash Licence

Slow efforts to decarbonise are blamed on low political will — but time is running out to transition, and a circuit breaker is needed.

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Coal-fired contradictions: why climate action needs a circuit breaker

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As oceans heat up, marine heatwaves pose a dire threat to ecosystems and communities : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Global oceans are facing unprecedented marine heatwaves.

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Hot oceans

In warming seas, marine heatwaves are getting worse

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s heatwave forecast for September 2023 illustrates how much worse marine heatwaves are due to global warming. : NOAA Climate.gov https://www.climate.gov/faqs

Marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent under global warming and this is having a significant impact on species’ ability to recover.

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More marine heatwaves could spell disaster for ocean life

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Track rising temperatures across the world’s oceans : James Goldie, 360info CC BY 4.0

Ocean temperatures are at record highs around the world. Track the global hotspots with our monthly temperature monitor.

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Interactive: Ocean temperature tracker

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