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Australia’s Chance El Niño Rises To 70%; Heatwaves & Drought To Persist
Posted by International Business Times: Reissa Su on November 20th, 2014
International Business Times: The weather bureau has revised its El Niño forecast from a 50 percent probability to the current 70 percent. According to the bureau's latest report, above average sea temperatures continue to rise in the Pacific Ocean in the last two weeks. Surface temperatures have increased higher than El Niño thresholds in the past three months. The bureau's El Niño southern oscillation tracker status was changed from "watch" to "alert" level.
The eastern part of Australia may be facing dry conditions in the...
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UN Climate Change Report Predicts Dire Consequences for Australia, Rest of the World
Posted by International Business Times: Reissa Su on March 24th, 2014
International Business Times: Climate scientists have predicted that Australia will get hotter in the latest UN climate change report. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change draft report has a significant impact to Australia. According to the draft, Australia is exposed to potential environmental risks.
According to the UN climate change report, the world will become 2 degrees Celsius warmer. This may cause the wipeout of entire ecosystems. The rise in global temperature would mean the potential widespread and permanent...