Ozone and UV bulletin
The stratosphere ozone layer is slowly recovering and the recovery will be complete in most parts of the atmosphere in the coming decades, according to the latest bulletin by the World Meteorological Organization
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer
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El Niño–Southern Oscillation influence on tropospheric mercury concentrations
<p>The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) affects the tropospheric concentrations of many trace gases. Here we investigate the ENSO influence on mercury concentrations measured in the upper
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High sediment mercury level in Artic: Study
There is a high sediment mercury levels in Artic which is more prone for pollution in the region, a recent study has revealed. The study was conducted on 'Kongsfjorden', one of the Fjord located at
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Rwanda: Rwf27 Billion Set Aside for Response to El Nino Impact
The Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugee Affairs (Midmar) has set aside $36.6 million (about Rwf27 billion) toward efforts to cope with effects of El Nino. This was said by Jean Baptiste Nsengiyumva,
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El Nino may give way to better monsoon in 2016
After two straight years of drought, there's finally reason to hope for a normal monsoon this year. Most international models indicate that El Nino, the scourge of the monsoon in India, would dissipate
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El Niño-Linked Drought Drives Peasants off Their Land in Colombia
BOGOTA – More than 300 peasants from the Caribbean province of Bolivar were driven off their land by the intense drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, in the first evacuation for that reason
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January 2016 warmest on record: U.S. agency
The past month is the warmest since record keeping began in 1880, which continues a nine-month streak of record high monthly temperatures, according to the latest report released by the U.S. National Oceanic
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El Niño has passed peak strength but impacts will continue, UN warns
The El Niño that caused record temperatures, drought and floods over the last year has passed its peak strength but will continue to have humanitarian impacts for months to come, the UN has said. The
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El Nino begins decline after 'powerful' impact: UN
GENEVA: The 2015-2016 El Nino weather phenomenon, one of the most powerful on record, has begun its decline but continues to have a strong influence on global climate patterns, the UN's weather agency
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Hottest January smashes global temperature record
Last month was the hottest January in modern times, US data showed on Wednesday, the latest in a string of heat records fuelling concerns over the pace of climate change. The average temperature across
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El Niño may be neutral when monsoon hits
The Met would come up with its first forecast of 2016 southwest monsoon in April, but initial predictions from global agencies indicate an overall weakening of El Niño The India Meteorological Department