el niño Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Time running out on trial to protect vulnerable electricity consumers from from El Niño heatwave
A trial to stop prepaid meter disconnections during heatwaves in the NT and WA may not be ready in time for the most powerful El Niño ever.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 17, 2026

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Policy & Planning

El Niño looms over Australia’s fossil electricity grid – and we must plan for the worst
Unchecked climate change and ageing coal plants are contributing to reliability challenges in the energy system. So what can be done to get us through?
Dylan McConnell & Iain MacGill

Jun 9, 2023

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Other Good Stuff

2017 is so unexpectedly warm it is freaking out climate scientists
“Extremely remarkable” 2017 heads toward record for hottest year without an El Niño episode.
Joe Romm

Jul 20, 2017

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Policy & Planning

This graphic puts global warming in full perspective
March was 1.3°C above pre-industrial average temperatures. If you were born after December 1964, you’ve never experienced a month cooler than average on this planet.
Brian Kahn

Apr 20, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Sea ice falls to record lows in both the Arctic and Antarctic
The NSIDC doesn’t usually release data for both poles simultaneously, but has done so this time because of what scientists have dubbed an “exceptional” year in 2017..
Roz Pidcock

Mar 24, 2017

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Policy & Planning

2016 officially declared hottest year on record
The hottest year in 137 years, a mark of how much the world has warmed over the last century because of human activities, says U.S. government scientists.
Andrea Thompson

Jan 19, 2017

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Policy & Planning

August ties july as hottest month ever on record
NASA data released on Monday means August marks the 11th record-setting month in a row.
Andrew Thomson

Sep 13, 2016

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Policy & Planning

State of the Climate 2015: global warming and El Niño sent records tumbling
The world saw many other unwanted records tumble in 2015, providing ever more evidence for the effect humans are having on climate.
Andrew King and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

Aug 5, 2016

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Policy & Planning

First half of 2016 blows away temp records
While 2016 has gotten a boost from an exceptionally strong El Niño, the record temps are mostly the result of accumulating greenhouse gases.
Andrea Thompson

Jul 20, 2016

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CO2 levels: Are we permanently above 400 PPM?
Concentrations in recent weeks have edged close to 410 ppm, thanks in part to a push from an exceptionally strong El Niño.
Andrea Thompson

May 17, 2016

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As 2015 smashes temperature records, it’s hotter than you think
There is an El Nino in full swing which helps push average global temperatures higher, and records are being broken, but just how hot is it?
David Spratt

Aug 24, 2015

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Are we heading for a worrying Super El Niño?
Climate researchers are seeing the beginnings of what could be the most powerful El Niño event since 1997/98.
The Conversation

May 2, 2014

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