by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 12, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
“Due to this year’s El Niño being quite strong, its influence should be apparent,” commercial forecasting firm NatGasWeather said in a note to clients this week. With temperatures worldwide smashing records earlier in 2023, “this exceptionally warm global background...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 16, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
El Nino, characterised by elevated ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, has the potential to trigger a range of extreme weather events, including wildfires, tropical cyclones, and prolonged droughts. This naturally occurring phenomenon is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 29, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Normal rainfall is critical for India’s agricultural landscape, with 52 per cent of the net cultivated area relying on it. Additionally, it plays a crucial role in replenishing reservoirs essential for drinking water and power generation throughout the country....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 29, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
“Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the tropical Pacific are exceeding El Niño thresholds and have continued to warm slightly over the last fortnight,” the bureau said in a statement on its website.Climate models indicate further warming of the central to eastern...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 23, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
India and Egypt are among the economies that are overall most vulnerable to El Nino’s impact this year, according to an index by Standard Chartered Bank, taking into account the weight of the primary sector, the share of food in inflation baskets and a...
