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Fire in Sumatra in February 2014. If fires return to Indonesia, they'd likely accelerate during the height of the dry season which coincides with July's presidential election. Environmental issues have…

NASA data showing El Niño conditions forming in the Eastern Pacific. The Indonesian government has set aside 2 trillion rupiah ($173 million) to prepare for the potential impacts of El…

Last March was the fourth warmest on record, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Overall, temperatures were 0.71 degrees Celsius (1.28 degrees Fahrenheit) above…

Complete deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could reduce rainfall in the Pacific Northwest by up to 20 percent and snowpack in the Sierra Nevada by up to 50 percent, suggests…

Dim outlook for Borneo's rainforests? Already wracked by extensive deforestation and forest degradation, the future looks grim for Borneo's tropical rainforests, reports a new study published in the Journal of…

Nature study finds Wars twice as likely during hot, dry years Armed men on the island of New Guinea, which has seen its fair share of civil conflict. Photo by:…

It is one of the most worrisome observations: fast massive death of coral reefs. A severe wide-scale bleaching occurred in the Philippines leaving 95 percent of the corals dead. The…

As an alternative climate summit gets underway in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, many in the Andean region are wondering how they will cope with El Niño, a cyclical meteorological…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has been in power for more than ten years, during which time he has deflected numerous electoral challenges, a recall effort, a coup d’etat and even…

Raging fires have broken out in the peat-swamp forests of Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, threatening the largest population of orangutans in the world. The fires were started by people but…

A return of El Niño could boost average global temperatures: the two warmest years on record — 1998 and 2005 — have occurred during ENSO events. Ocean temperatures in the…

Fire accounts for roughly half of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and about twenty percent of total emissions from human activities, report researchers writing in the journal Science. The estimates…

Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia linked to climate change Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia to contribute to climate change Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 9, 2008 Fires linked…

Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change mongabay.com June 14, 2008 Soil and climate patterns…

One of the worst droughts on record in the Amazon was caused by high temperatures in the Atlantic rather than el Niño, according to analyses of climatic and hydrological records.…

La Niña may be on its way Pacific La Nina Building? La Niña may be on its way Joshua S Hill special to mongabay.com September 7, 2007 Scientists with NOAA's…

Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest An interview with Dr. Daniel Nepstad: Amazon rainforest at a tipping point But globalization could help save it Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4,…

Hurricanes occur during cool periods as well Global warming may not worsen hurricanes Hurricanes occur during cool periods as well mongabay.com May 28, 2007 A team of scientists have found…

Climate change could worsen food shortages in Indonesia by delaying the onset of monsoon rains reports a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The…

Fires are nothing new to the Amazon reports a study published in the journal Biotropica. Analyzing soils in the interior of Guyana, South America, a team of scientists led by…

Wildfires are linked to Atlantic Ocean temperatures Wildfires are linked to Atlantic Ocean temperatures mongabay.com December 25, 2006 Scientists have linked the incidence of wildfires in the Western United States…

Saved by el Nino! Warm Pacific means fewer hurricanes Saved by el Nino! Warm Pacific means fewer hurricanes mongabay.com November 30, 2006 El Niño's to blame for the quiet 2006…

Weak El Niño returns to the Pacific Weak El Niño returns to the Pacific NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center October 5, 2006 NASA satellite data indicates El Niño has returned to…

La Nina will not affect 2006 Atlantic hurricanes La Nina will not affect 2006 Atlantic hurricanes NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center May 4, 2006 NASA oceanographers agree that the recent La…

Pacific wind pattern driving el Niño slows due to global warming Pacific wind pattern driving el Niño slows due to global warming mongabay.com May 3, 2006 Global warming has caused…

Tropics Play Active Role In Controlling Earth's Climate Tropics Play Active Role In Controlling Earth's Climate Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona news release October 12, 2005 Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma…