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The weatherman in early February declared the onset of La Nina, a climate phenomenon that often brings rain and cooler weather.
SINGAPORE: The weatherman in early February declared the onset of La Nina, a climate phenomenon that often brings rain and cooler weather to the Republic.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said on Thursday.
Climate change is supercharging these weather cycles, which are now causing a lot more damage than they used to.
GENEVA (Reuters) - There is more than a 50% chance of La Niña developing in the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, but if it does it will be relatively weak and short-lived.
FOR the republic, 2024 was a year of record-breaking temperatures and unusual rainfall patterns – from July logging its first dry spell since 2019, to soaring temperatures and less rain in December.
Brunei Darussalam is entering its Northeast Monsoon season, lasting from December to March 2025.
SINGAPORE: For the Republic, 2024 was a year of record-breaking temperatures and unusual rainfall patterns – from July logging its first dry spell since 2019, to soaring temperatures and less rain in December.
PETALING JAYA: The ongoing climate shift from El Nino to a weak La Nina phase this year is expected to bring slightly wet weather mainly to the northern states in Peninsular Malaysia.
HANOI: Recent global weather patterns, marked by relentless storms and heavy rains, have significantly impacted multiple regions, including Asia.
PETALING JAYA: La Nina is set to return later this year.
SINGAPORE: There is low risk of transboundary haze shrouding Singapore and the region in 2024 as wetter weather is expected with the potential return of La Nina, while the risk of fires from the expansion of plantations in Indonesia is relatively low.
LONDON: Emerging market bonds, which have been falling out of favour this year, are set to face another threat in coming months – the La Nina weather phenomenon that’s set to drive up inflation.
PETALING JAYA: The La Nina phenomenon, which typically brings about wetter weather conditions, is expected to begin between July and September, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).
SINGAPORE: While wetter weather is expected in the second half of 2024 with the return of La Nina, it is unlikely to offer much respite from the heat, said the weatherman.
The Philippines' state weather bureau has raised the alert for La Nina, suggesting that 70 per cent of the weather phenomenon will start in August and likely persist until the first quarter of next year.
Chadchart Sittipunt wants flood defences beefed up in low-lying areas and slum communities amid forecasts of unusually high water flows.
BANGKOK: Flood defences are being beefed up to protect Thailand’s industrial heartlands from this year’s La Nina-fuelled monsoon flooding, with over 13 trillion baht (US$354 billion) of investment at stake.
As El Nino shifts into neutral gear, climate change conditions are making it tougher to forecast whether the cooler, wetter La Niña phenomenon will be arriving in Thailand this year.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The high probability of a strong La Nina arriving by October has put grains farmers on alert in Argentina, where the climate phenomenon usually brings dry weather with lower rainfall, the Rosario grains exchange said on Wednesday.
