On the future zonal contrasts of equatorial Pacific climate: Perspectives from Observations, Simulations, and Theories

S Lee, M L'Heureux, AT Wittenberg, R Seager… - Npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in the zonal gradients of sea surface temperature (SST) across the
equatorial Pacific have major consequences for global climate. Therefore, accurate future …

Reviewing the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) to enhance societal readiness for El Niño's impacts

MH Glantz, IJ Ramirez - International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2020 - Springer
NOAA's Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) is used to record for historical purposes the occurrence
and duration of El Niño episodes, based on the monitoring of sea surface temperatures …

A new generation of real-time environmental monitoring systems to study the impact of El Niño on disease dynamics

RG Gavilan, J Caro-Castro, J Trinanes - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Remote sensing facilitates the study of infectious disease dynamics.•
Epidemiological surveillance is necessary to validate remote system data.•Satellite sensors …

Will population exposure to heat extremes intensify over Southeast Asia in a warmer world?

X Sun, F Ge, Y Fan, S Zhu, Q Chen - Environmental Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Temperature extremes have increased during the past several decades and are expected to
intensify under current rapid global warming over Southeast Asia (SEA). Exposure to rising …

Historical Trends and Characteristics of Meteorological Drought Based on Standardized Precipitation Index and Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index …

J Sun, S Bi, B Bashir, Z Ge, K Wu, A Alsalman… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Against the backdrop of global climate change, the frequency of drought events is
increasing, leading to significant impacts on human society and development. Therefore, it is …

Graph Neural Networks for Improved El Ni\~ no Forecasting

SR Cachay, E Erickson, AFC Bucker… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
Deep learning-based models have recently outperformed state-of-the-art seasonal
forecasting models, such as for predicting El Ni\~ no-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). However …

Application of remotely sensed sea surface temperature for assessment of recurrent coral bleaching (2014–2019) impact on a marginal coral ecosystem

K De, M Nanajkar, M Arora, M Nithyanandan… - Geocarto …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The 2014–2016 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) caused a prolonged marine
heatwave that led to widespread coral bleaching and mortality across the Indo-pacific coral …

Hydrological modelling and water resources assessment of Chongwe River Catchment using WEAP model

TM Tena, P Mwaanga, A Nguvulu - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Chongwe River Catchment (CRC) is located in Zambia. It receives a mean annual
precipitation of 889 mm. The catchment is facing growing anthropogenic and socio …

A multi-scalar climatological analysis in preparation for extreme heat at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

JK Vanos, WM Thomas, AJ Grundstein, Y Hosokawa… - Temperature, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Extreme heat can be harmful to human health and negatively affect athletic performance.
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are predicted to be the most oppressively hot …

Influence of vegetation on outdoor thermal comfort in a high-altitude tropical megacity: climate change and variability scenarios

AM Bustamante-Zapata, CA Zafra-Mejía… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this paper is to show a study on the influence of vegetation on the outdoor
thermal comfort (OTC) of a high-altitude tropical megacity. The OTC is evaluated by the PET …