El Niño

L'Istituto Nazionale di Meteorologia ha pubblicato lunedì 29 il primo bollettino contenente proiezioni dettagliate per il fenomeno El Niño del 2026. Il documento, redatto in collaborazione con agenzie ufficiali, avverte di un significativo riscaldamento del Pacifico e dei relativi impatti climatici in Brasile.

17 giugno 2026 Riportato dall'IA

Santa Marta became the first Colombian capital to declare a public calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon to address the climate emergency.

James Hansen, a prominent climate scientist at Columbia University, has predicted that 2026 will become the hottest year on record, surpassing 2024 due to accelerating global warming and an impending super El Niño. He argues that current sea surface temperatures support this forecast despite ongoing La Niña cooling. Other experts urge caution amid forecast uncertainties.

28 aprile 2026 Riportato dall'IA

The National Federation of Coffee Growers (Fedecafé) and the national government will allocate $50 billion to the Coffee Price Stabilization Fund to support fertilization ahead of the El Niño phenomenon in the second half of 2026. Fedecafé will contribute $40 billion and the government $10 billion. The measure will benefit producers in 421 municipalities.

A massive heat wave in the Western US and a potential El Niño event signal concerns for unpredictable extreme weather ahead. Despite 2025 ranking as the third-hottest year on record, it saw fewer climate disasters than expected.

16 marzo 2026 Riportato dall'IA

Building on earlier forecasts of heavy rains persisting through April, the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam), led by Ghisliane Echeverry, announced the official start of Colombia's first rainy season of 2026, which is set to continue until mid-June. The announcement follows an atypical first quarter with above-normal rainfall across most departments, preventing the customary dry season from December to March.