IF you are old enough you will most likely remember the 1997-1998 El Niño event. One of the strongest El Niños on record, it brought severe droughts, haze, crop failures, and water rationing.

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Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a submarine mud volcano called Kumani Bank. Satellites show that the island ...

This is hardly the first time the ghost island of the Kumani Bank has appeared and disappeared. We like to think of land as a fairly static thing, considering that's where we spend the majority of ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Trump administration has hired a “Make America Great Again” ideologue to run the State Department’s worldwide public diplomacy efforts, according to ...

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Australia's weather is influenced by many climate drivers. El Niño and La Niña have the strongest influence on year-to-year climate variability for most of the country. They are part of a natural ...

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A 'ghost' island that suddenly appeared in the Caspian Sea in early 2023 is playing a centuries-long game of peekaboo with scientists, and it's about to vanish once again – if it hasn't already ...