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Taal Volcanic Eruption Could Trigger El Niño

The 2020 Taal volcanic eruption could prompt El Niño warming next winter, with potentially severe consequences on the global climate.

Why Volcanic Eruptions Reduce Rainfall

The stronger the El Niño warming triggered by a volcanic eruption, the greater the subsequent reduction in global rainfall, researchers say.

Termites Help Forests Weather Drought

Although widely regarded as pests, termites provide rainforests with important ecosystem services, study finds.

Supercomputers Take To The Sea

The advent of powerful supercomputers represents a sea change for computational fluid dynamics, a field which is helping scientists and engineers demystify the inner workings of the ocean.

Why Some El Niño Events Are Harder To Predict

Current climate prediction models have systematic biases that skew their ability to predict central Pacific El Niño events, researchers say.

Dengue Epidemic Linked To El Niño Effect

A cross-border epidemiological study on the dengue epidemic in Southeast Asia has linked high temperatures caused by El Niño effect with spikes of dengue cases.