El Nino

Panama Canal to cut maritime traffic again due to El Nino

Canal authorities cut daily transits from 36 to 32 on Sept 4 to preserve water, and will slash them further to “an average of 29.5 transits” a day from October.

Corals in East Asian Seas holding out as world’s coral reefs shrink due to more frequent marine heatwaves

Corals in Pulau Satumu, Singapore in 2019. Corals support about one-quarter of marine life, including thousands of fish species.

Coastal erosion forces cancellation of California music festival

The two-day Ocean Way Festival had been planned for later in September in Santa Monica.

75 per cent chance of ‘historic’ El Nino this year: US agency

People caught in a rain storm in New York in August 2026. The risk of extreme weather increases under El Nino conditions.

‘Alarm bells ringing’: US summer heat shatters record

The US authorities have previously announced that July 2026 was the hottest of all months ever recorded in the US.

Locals praying for rain as fires, haze plague Indonesia’s Kalimantan

Haze from land and forest fires blanketing the city of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Sept 7.

The coming food price shock: How war, weather and fuel are colliding

An Indonesian padi farmer in Aneuk Galong, Aceh province, cutting crops damaged by drought on Aug 30. The outlook is grim as the El Nino weather phenomenon is set to intensify in the months ahead and persist into early 2027.

Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino

The Panama Canal Authority said low water levels in the two artificial lakes that feed the canal forced it to act.

PSI hits 104 in eastern Singapore; 2 areas now with ‘unhealthy’ air quality

Hazy conditions seen from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 at 9am on Sept 4.

Wildfires creep towards Indonesia’s new capital, prompting calls for action

Firefighters spraying water in an attempt to extinguish a wildfire in Soeharto Hill Forest Park, North Penajam Paser in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province.

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