No, Not Again! A Third Straight La Niña Is Likely Here's How You And Your Family Can Prepare

2022-08-19T00:21+0200menafn (en)

- The Conversation) Hearts sank along the Australia n east coast this week when the Bureau of Meteorology announced a third consecutive La Niña was likely this year. La Niña weather events typically deliver above-average rainfall in spring and summer. But the last two La Niñas mean our catchments are already full.

Why is the northern hemisphere so hot this summer?

2022-08-17T02:47+0200tellerreport (en)

Liu Zhao Wang Liang Li Yue. This summer, "hot" is undoubtedly the most concerned keyword. Since June, high temperatures have continued in many parts of the country. Looking at the world, extreme weather and climate events represented by high temperatures in the northern hemisphere are also emerging one after another.

How climate change is pushing insurance stress to new extremes

2022-08-16T21:05+0200abc-au (en)

It was 2:30am when the floodwaters seeped through the back door and into John and Dorothy McFadden's North Lismore home. Dorothy, who can't swim, saw the water first. "She said, 'Look, John, the water's coming in the back door.' … Within an hour, it was up around our waists, it just come that quick," John says.

El Mediterráneo tardará aún 26.000 años en expulsar su exceso de sal

2022-08-13T08:27+0200madridpress (es)

Un nuevo estudio de la Universidad Nacional de Australia (ANU) ofrece más pistas sobre lo que le sucedió al Mediterráneo durante un período tumultuoso que probablemente incluyó el evento de inundación más catastrófico en la historia registrada de la Tierra.