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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://news.uci.edu/2016/06/29/el-nino-could-drive-intense-season-for-amazon-fires/Irvine , Calif. , June 29, 2016 – The long-lasting effects of El Niño are projected to cause an intense fire season in the Amazon, according to the 2016 seasonal forecast from scientists at NASA and the University of California, Irvine. El Niño conditions in 2015 and early 2016 altered rainfall patterns around the world.Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:05:00 +0200news-uci-d164ea23b067d08eaf8557fb957e6b00news-ucien38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersEnvironmentNASAHoward GillmanEl NiñoEl NinoYang ChenSpace Flight CenterGoddard Space Flight Center20181017070500http://www.terradaily.com/reports/WSU_Vancouver_climate_scientist_sees_stage_set_for_reprise_of_worst_known_drought_famine_999.htmlA Washington State University researcher has completed the most thorough analysis yet of The Great Drought - the most devastating known drought of the past 800 years - and how it led to the Global Famine, an unprecedented disaster that took 50 million lives. She warns that the Earth's current warming climate could make a similar drought even worse.Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:47:00 +0200terradaily-3ee83f54e7890e5b01a8825fa546ab73terradailyen45.654308 -122.600998ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironmentUNbodiesFoodSecurityFoodAidUnited NationsWorld WarIndian OceanMike DavisThird WorldWorld War IEl NinoWorld War II20181016124700https://www.enn.com/articles/55725-reprise-of-worst-known-drought-famine-possible-wsu-vancouver-researcherA Washington State University researcher has completed the most thorough analysis yet of The Great Drought — the most devastating known drought of the past 800 years — and how it led to the Global Famine, an unprecedented disaster that took 50 million lives.Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:10:00 +0200enn-932a214062e4238c98f437d7884cc96aennen49.2445 -123.026UNbodiesNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidUnited Nations20181011171000https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/wsu-wvc101018.phpCredit: Washington State University. VANCOUVER, Wash. - A Washington State University researcher has completed the most thorough analysis yet of The Great Drought -- the most devastating known drought of the past 800 years -- and how it led to the Global Famine, an unprecedented disaster that took 50 million lives.Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:46:00 +0200eurekalert-873fc6c36b00164a73908debfe65445beurekalerten49.2445 -123.026FoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesNaturalDisastersClimateChangeEnvironmentUnited NationsWorld WarIndian OceanMike DavisThird WorldWorld War IEl NiñoWorld War II20181011154600http://www.eurasiareview.com/09102018-carbon-emissions-from-amazonian-forest-fires-up-to-4-times-worse-than-feared/New research, published in a special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B , has revealed that the aftermath of 2015 and 2016 forest fires in the Amazon resulted in CO2 emissions three to four times greater than comparable estimates from existing global fire emissions databases.Tue, 09 Oct 2018 09:08:00 +0200eurasiareview-a8bc7a695529db7a35957a7ba875792ceurasiareviewen-5.83333 -37.45ClimateActionEnvironmentRenewableEnergiesNaturalDisastersJos BarlowEl NiñoRoyal SocietyLancaster University20181009090800http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Carbon_emissions_from_Amazonian_forest_fires_up_to_4_times_worse_than_feared_999.htmlCarbon losses caused by El Nino forest fires of 2015 and 2016 could be up to four times greater than thought, according to a study of 6.5 million hectares of forest in Brazilian Amazonia. New research, published in a special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, has....Tue, 09 Oct 2018 01:11:00 +0200terradaily-58544fe802e1e0955edb8c66adf29fcbterradailyen52.3065822048099 -3.73919809837002ClimateActionEnvironmentRenewableEnergiesNaturalDisastersJos BarlowEl NinoRoyal SocietyLancaster University20181009011100https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/carbon-emissions-from-amazonian-forest-fires-four-times-more-study-118100800395_1.htmlCarbon losses caused by forest fires of 2015 and 2016 could be up to four times greater than thought, according to a study of 6.5 million hectares of in Brazilian Amazonia. forest The research, published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, has revealed that the....Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:22:00 +0200business-standard-0839a6608b4329ac730f8f4356a1eb12business-standarden51.4879 -0.177998ClimateActionNaturalDisastersEnvironmentEl NinoRoyal SocietyLancaster University20181008132200https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/lu-cef100518.phpCarbon losses caused by El Niño forest fires of 2015 and 2016 could be up to four times greater than thought, according to a study of 6.5 million hectares of forest in Brazilian Amazonia. New research, published in a special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B ,....Mon, 08 Oct 2018 02:30:00 +0200eurekalert-b88fee359ec00d7309989886b7dd1d4eeurekalerten-5.83333 -37.45NaturalDisastersRenewableEnergiesEnvironmentClimateActionJos BarlowEl NiñoRoyal SocietyLancaster University20181008023000http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Flood_frequency_of_the_worlds_largest_river_has_increased_fivefold_999.htmlA recent study of more than 100 years of river level records from the Amazon shows a significant increase in frequency and severity of floods. The scientists' analysis of the potential causes could contribute to more accurate flood prediction for the Amazon Basin.Wed, 26 Sep 2018 06:47:00 +0200terradaily-4337e98c5eace0ee09855b43fb0d1f5fterradailyen-1.509247 -46.182579NaturalDisastersAgricultureJonathan BarichivichUniversity of LeedsManuel GloorEl Nino20180926064700https://yubanet.com/scitech/flood-frequency-of-the-worlds-largest-river-has-increased-five-fold/Flooded area in the center of Manaus in 2009. Credit: Jochen Schöngart, National Institute for Amazon Research. Sept. 21, 2018 – A recent study of more than 100 years of river level records from the Amazon shows a significant increase in frequency and severity of floods.Fri, 21 Sep 2018 22:30:00 +0200yubanet-a6f75d71b5126ffe46e89afc638ade75yubaneten-1.509247 -46.182579NaturalDisastersAgricultureJochen SchöngartJonathan BarichivichUniversity of LeedsManuel GloorEl Niño20180921223000http://www.terradaily.com/reports/The_Amazon_is_flooding_five_times_more_often_than_it_used_to_999.htmlThe Amazon, the world's largest river, is flooding five times more frequently than it did 100 years ago. Scientists in England, Chile and Brazil analyzed river level records dating back more than a century. The data showed extreme floods -- when water levels rise at least 95 feet, triggering an....Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:56:00 +0200terradaily-b1e21ecab7b7ac07a2173ca2aa0bc24eterradailyen-5.83333 -37.45NaturalDisastersJonathan BarichivichUniversity of LeedsEl NiñoManuel Gloor20180920155600https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920075857.htmWater levels of the Amazon River have been recorded daily in Port of Manaus, Brazil since the beginning of the last century. The team used 113 years of water level records and found extreme floods and droughts have become more frequent over the last two to three decades.Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:20:00 +0200sciencedaily-6717db8c323f14f99bc97ef5d5990d12sciencedailyen-1.509247 -46.182579AgricultureNaturalDisastersUniversity of LeedsEl Niño20180920142000https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/09/19/The-Amazon-is-flooding-five-times-more-often-than-it-used-to/9691537384801/"With a few minor exceptions, there have been extreme floods in the Amazon basin every year from 2009 to 2015," said researcher Jonathan Barichivich. Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The Amazon, the world's largest river, is flooding five times more frequently than it did 100 years ago.Wed, 19 Sep 2018 22:13:00 +0200upi-59bdb065e52dd359a23572a22ebdb93cupien-5.83333 -37.45NaturalDisastersESANASAUniversity of LeedsEl Niño20180919221300https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/uol-ffo091718.phpA recent study of more than 100 years of river level records from the Amazon shows a significant increase in frequency and severity of floods. The scientists' analysis of the potential causes could contribute to more accurate flood prediction for the Amazon Basin.Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:39:00 +0200eurekalert-9542879ebcc7a3c5cf057ab7d23543b9eurekalerten-1.509247 -46.182579NaturalDisastersAgricultureRussell GroupUniversity of LeedsEl Niño20180919203900https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/amazon-river-floods-five-times-13271559five times more often than a century ago, warns new research. A study of more than 100 years of river level records from the Amazon shows a significant increase in frequency and severity of floods. Scientists say analysis of the potential causes could contribute to more accurate flood prediction for the Amazon Basin.Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:21:00 +0200themirror-495cd1cbf1b90bb3db7c92e109e23ff3themirroren-1.509247 -46.182579NaturalDisastersAgricultureLeeds UniversityEl Niño20180919202100https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/carbon-emission-from-amazon-wildfires-4-times-worse-than-thought-118100800347_1.htmlAccording to a recent research, carbon emissions from Amazonian forest fires could be up to four times worse than feared. New research of 6.5 million hectares of forest in Brazilian Amazonia has revealed that the aftermath of 2015 and 2016 forest fires in the Amazon resulted in CO2 emissions which....Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:22:00 +0200business-standard-41e2ddb3467c83c3027c18dedb53daeabusiness-standarden-5.83333 -37.45EnvironmentClimateActionNaturalDisastersLancaster UniversityRoyal Society20181008132200https://physicsworld.com/a/hotter-planet-faces-more-killer-heat/Once again, researchers have confirmed that limiting global warming will save lives by reducing the impact of killer heat. An international team has checked predictions for heat-related deaths against some of the global average temperatures likely later this century, to issue this warning: it will....Fri, 28 Sep 2018 17:05:00 +0200environmentalresearchweb-59d665083410fafba1ac2fcb22c668baenvironmentalresearchweben48.8521 2.34899EnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateChangeUS Forest ServiceUS governmentTim RadfordNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationForest ServiceThe Guardian20180928170500https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/19/this-map-shows-how-climate-change-will-unleash-disaster-around-the-world-8156218/Our society faces a far higher risk from climate change than previously believed, with rising temperatures unleashing disasters such as fires, floods and hurricanes. Researchers found 467 ways greenhouse gas emissions can affect us – and warned that some coastal cities could face several different threats at once.Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:20:00 +0100metro-uk-419996c71579ce7c44c1df61fc50995bmetro-uken40.6222 -73.9878EnvironmentClimateChangeNaturalDisastersCamilo MoraOur societyHurricane MichaelIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change20181119172000https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/uoha-ggt111518.phpCredit: Camilo Mora. A new study published in Nature Climate Change provides one of the most comprehensive assessments yet of how humanity is being impacted by the simultaneous occurrence of multiple climate hazards strengthened by increasing greenhouse gas emissions.Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:59:00 +0100eurekalert-1f34e7276b17bda51e7fec55e8d7381deurekalerten40.6222 -73.9878EnvironmentClimateChangeNaturalDisastersHealth InstituteCamilo MoraKerry EmanuelHurricane MichaelIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeMichael MannJonathan PatzPenn StatePenn State UniversityEd Hawkins20181119175900http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Greenhouse_gasses_triggering_more_changes_than_we_can_handle_999.htmlAn analysis of thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers reveals 467 ways in which human health, food, water, economy, infrastructure, and security have been impacted by multiple climatic changes including: warming, drought, heatwaves, wildfires, precipitation, floods, storms, sea level rise and changes in land cover and ocean chemistry.Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:39:00 +0100terradaily-535be7babd1d27fb6050228b6c0e1dfbterradailyen40.6222 -73.9878ClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersHealth InstituteCamilo MoraHurricane MichaelIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeMichael MannJonathan PatzPenn StatePenn State University20181121123900https://www.eco-business.com/news/climate-impacts-will-seldom-strike-singly/By 2100, climate impacts will be felt by everyone and most people will experience at least three simultaneous hazards , inexorably made more hazardous by the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. And they could be the lucky ones: some people could be menaced by six different kinds of warming-related hazard simultaneously.Wed, 21 Nov 2018 03:33:00 +0100eco-business-dae3ca1c796c110d0e8e9e7d09717f2deco-businessen55.7388 37.6665NaturalDisastersEnvironmentRenewableEnergiesCommunicableDiseasesRegionalPolicyClimateChangeHurricane Michael20181121033300https://physicsworld.com/a/climate-impacts-will-seldom-strike-singly/By 2100, climate impacts will be felt by everyone and most people will experience at least three simultaneous hazards , inexorably made more hazardous by the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. And they could be the lucky ones: some people could be menaced by six different kinds of warming-related hazard simultaneously.Thu, 22 Nov 2018 14:58:00 +0100environmentalresearchweb-d693cbe004889966f2ec157cde9d2037environmentalresearchweben55.7388 37.6665NaturalDisastersEnvironmentCommunicableDiseasesClimateChangeRenewableEnergiesHurricane MichaelTim RadfordThe Guardian20181122145800https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/world/scientists-warn-new-brazil-president-may-smother-rainforest/article_2c8c7f52-f3ab-58c8-b291-f3c6fd696b36.htmlIn this June 24, 2017 photo released by Ibama, the Brazilian Environmental and Renewable Natural Resources Institute, agents from the institute navigate the Novo River where they set fire to a structure that was being used by people mining illegally, behind, as they work to combat mining and....Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:00:00 +0100siouxcityjournal-bdb9c318c818913cc97fc88c3f5fb5e9siouxcityjournalen-8.496317 -46.471241EnvironmentNaturalDisastersMARS-STATAgricultureCarlos NobreGeorge MasonFelipe WerneckJair BolsonaroResources InstituteGeorge Mason UniversityThomas Lovejoy20181126230000https://muscatinejournal.com/news/world/scientists-warn-new-brazil-president-may-smother-rainforest/article_d9445c34-ddc5-570e-bfac-fae786c16a71.htmlIn this May 4, 2018 photo released by Ibama, the Brazilian Environmental and Renewable Natural Resources Institute, members of a specialized inspection group of Ibama walk with their weapons up through an area affected by illegal mining, after landing in helicopters in Munduruku indigenous lands in Para state in Brazil's Amazon basin.Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:25:00 +0100muscatinejournal-8fe984c5f78ce30a3791a5b23a5e4b67muscatinejournalen-27.745556 -53.050833EnvironmentNaturalDisastersMARS-STATAgricultureCarlos NobreGeorge MasonFelipe WerneckJair BolsonaroResources InstituteGeorge Mason UniversityThomas Lovejoy20181126232500https://psmag.com/environment/severe-floods-on-the-rise-in-the-amazonRiver records are useful windows into the dynamics of large regions, as their levels are influenced by the water levels in all tributaries upstream and downstream of the measurement site. They are also among the longest ecological records available. The team identified 14 severe droughts and 14 severe floods in the Amazon since 1903.Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:32:00 +0100psmag-308ff30509eab3e670bddec88dc42371psmagen-5.83333 -37.45ClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersEl Niño20181205233200https://www.agi.it/cronaca/storie_agi_2018-4784527/news/2018-12-31/Dalla tragedia del Ponte Morandi alla nascita dell’esecutivo giallo verde, dalle proteste dei gilet gialli in Francia al ciclone Bolsonaro in Brasile. AGI ha selezionato alcuni dei principali fatti dell’anno che sta per chiudersi raccontandoli nelle loro tappe principali, le loro evoluzioni.Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:46:00 +0100agi-44465edac4876ba946386450d98378a6agiit48.8521 2.34899A selection of key facts that marked the 2018A selection of key facts that marked the 2018MigrationNaturalDisastersEuropeanParliamentprincipe HarryEmmanuel MacronPonte MorandiJair Messias BolsonaroAGIRoyal WeddingMark ZuckerbergMovimento 5 stelleFernando HaddadDonald TrumpMeghan MarkleCambridge AnalyticaKim JongKim Jong-un20181231074600http://www.metronews.it/18/12/31/una-selezione-dei-fatti-principali-che-hanno-segnato-il-2018.htmlDalla tragedia del Ponte Morandi alla nascita dell’esecutivo giallo verde, dalle proteste dei gilet gialli in Francia al ciclone Bolsonaro in Brasile. AGI ha selezionato alcuni dei principali fatti dell’anno che sta per chiudersi raccontandoli nelle loro tappe principali, le loro evoluzioni.Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:57:00 +0100metronews-111b6d85800ea81f38adf3aa918b27a0metronewsit48.8521 2.34899A selection of key facts that marked the 2018A selection of key facts that marked the 2018MigrationNaturalDisastersEuropeanParliamentprincipe HarryJamal KhashoggiEmmanuel MacronPonte MorandiJair Messias BolsonaroAGIRoyal WeddingMark ZuckerbergMovimento 5 stelleFernando HaddadDonald TrumpMeghan MarkleCambridge AnalyticaKim JongKim Jong-un20181231075700https://www.agi.it/cronaca/storie_agi_2018-4784527/news/2018-12-31/Dalla tragedia del Ponte Morandi alla nascita dell’esecutivo giallo verde, dalle proteste dei gilet gialli in Francia al ciclone Bolsonaro in Brasile. AGI ha selezionato alcuni dei principali fatti dell’anno che sta per chiudersi raccontandoli nelle loro tappe principali, le loro evoluzioni.Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:49:00 +0100247libero-44465edac4876ba946386450d98378a6247liberoit48.8521 2.34899A selection of key facts that marked the 2018A selection of key facts that marked the 2018MigrationNaturalDisastersEuropeanParliamentprincipe HarryEmmanuel MacronPonte MorandiJair Messias BolsonaroAGIRoyal WeddingMark ZuckerbergMovimento 5 stelleFernando HaddadDonald TrumpMeghan MarkleCambridge AnalyticaKim JongKim Jong-un20181231074900http://www.eurasiareview.com/03012019-wmo-warns-intense-el-nino-likely-in-first-three-months-of-2019-oped/It added such a phenomenon will increase in intensity and frequency as the planet warms, worsening their related extreme weather impacts. “El Niño” meaning “little boy” in Spanish, is a natural weather event that causes warmer than usual waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and cooler than usual....Thu, 03 Jan 2019 07:02:00 +0100eurasiareview-6446d99d40ac706c697fce1740b3bc7eeurasiareviewen14.6096 121.006ETFEcologyImportsExportsCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersUNbodiesAgricultureFoodSecurityFoodAidEU-AfricaEU-PacificEU-LatinAmericaEU-AsiaEuropean UnionEUFAOUniversity CollegeEl NiñoEl NinoFood Production20190103070200https://reliefweb.int/report/guyana/knowledge-attitudes-practices-study-climate-change-adaptation-mitigation-guyanaMETHODOLOGY. This study was conducted using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. However, the quantitative methodology provided the main instrument for this study. For the quantitative component, two structured surveys were developed and administered in four of the ten administrative....Sun, 06 Jan 2019 05:07:00 +0100reliefWeb-f6ad6089ae471d431b00d3e959099012reliefWeben6.80461 -58.1548EnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateChangeRenewableEnergiesFlooding20190106050700