El Nino — which naturally warms the Pacific Ocean and changes weather across the globe — spurred the 13 months of record heat, said Copernicus senior climate scientist Julien Nicolas.

A lot of that, I think, could be tied to the heat in the atmosphere related to the early onset El Niño,” says Rippey. According to Rippey, the drought in the Midwest can be attributed to the ...

While climate scientists attribute most of the heat to human-caused climate change, they say the consecutive records aren’t exactly surprising given the strong El Niño conditions. Temperatures ...

As the world grapples with extreme heat, the Kenya Met Department(KMD) has issued a high-probability warning for El Nino conditions in the country from October to December. The weatherman reported ...

El Niño’s effects have been felt in Chile since June and are expected to continue through March 2010. By Asia Lindsay - Santiago Times Categories: Environment , Latin America .