El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office

Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.

Panama Canal to cut daily transits as El Niño grips region

Authority plans to reduce number of passages for the second time in its 110-year history

Panama Canal to cut ship traffic over El Niño-fueled drought

From September 3, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36 to 34 due to low water levels in two artificial lakes that feed the canal, the Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday. It will drop to 32 from September 15 on.

Increased rainfall and storms to hit UK due to biggest El Niño for a century, says Met Office

‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere The El Niño event developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest for more than a 100 years, the UK’s Met Office has said. Increased rainfall and storms are forecast to hit the UK this autumn as a result of the “unprecedented” weather pattern, which will also cause severe droughts in the southern hemisphere, the Met Office warned. Continue reading...

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Panama Canal to limit shipping ahead of extreme weather during El Nino

The El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to increase the likelihood of drought and excess heat across the region.

Panama Canal to cap ship transits due to El Nino drought

Panama Canal will cut daily transits of ships from September because of low rainfall and amid an intensifying El Nino event.

This year's El Nino set to be strongest in more than a century, UK forecasters say

Britain's Met Office has predicted sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific will reach an "unheard-of" level of potentially more than three degrees above average, triggering severe droughts across South America and the West Pacific. Such an event would have serious knock-on effects for global food security.

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Australia being warned to brace for wild storm season

Australians are being warned to brace for a wild, unpredictable storm season as an El Niño threatens to trigger severe weather.

Panama Canal is running low on water, and it's rationing ships to cope: What that means for global shipping

El Niño induced drought is cutting daily transits, adding pressure to a shipping system already strained by Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruption.

'An unprecedented event': UK Met Office says this year's El Niño to be 'biggest for over a century'

This year’s El Niño weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century, warming sea surface temperatures to an “unheard-of” level, Britain’s national weather agency predicted on Friday. The El Niño weather pattern is declared when sea temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific rise 0.5°C above the baseline average, triggering worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure and rainfall patterns, and causing warmer global temperatures overall. Adam Scaife, head of long-range forecasting ...

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UK forecaster predicts strongest El Niño in living memory

Britain’s Met Office national weather forecaster on Friday said the developing El Niño weather pattern was likely to be the strongest in living memory. El Niño is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific caused by weakening trade winds. It occurs naturally every two to seven years and tends to last between nine […]

‘Unprecedented’ El Nino event to bring storms and rain to UK, forecasters warn

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Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought

From Sept. 3, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36 to 34, before dropping further to 32 from Sept. 15 onward.

Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Niño

PANAMA CITY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal Authority will cap daily transits as of early September as it gears up for a longer-than-usual El Niño season expected to reduce water levels, it said on Thursday, walking back a previous pledge to not limit vessel passage.

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Drought, floods and record heat: What El Nino could bring next

US To Send Hospital Ship Next Year To Peru To Help With Impact Of El Nino

US To Send Hospital Ship Next Year To Peru To Help With Impact Of El Nino Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help the country cope with the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon. Plans to send the hospital ship USNS Comfort to the northern Pacific coast of Peru in February 2027 were confirmed by U.S. Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro on Aug. 19 during a press conferenc...

By Tyler Durden

Panama Canal to Cap Ship Transits Due to El Nino Drought

Panama Canal will cut daily transits of ships from September because of low rainfall and amid an intensifying El Nino event.

Dust, strong winds to hit Riyadh region Friday

RIYADH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) warned that the Riyadh region will be affected by dust, strong winds, and near-zero horizontal visibility on Friday.The weather conditions are expected to last from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and affect Riyadh and surrounding governorates.

By Saudi Gazette report

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

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