El Nino

RMI drought intensifies

By Journal on January 15, 2016 drought, El Nino, Micronesia, Pacific Feature Articles

A drought announcement was issued Friday by US Weather officials, describing increasingly dry conditions to be expected in the Marshall Islands, Palau and Yap as a result of one of the worst El Niño’s to hit the Pacific in recent times. Parts of the Marshall Islands are already into a period of “moderate to severe […]

Weather is ‘extreme and unusual’

By Journal on November 15, 2015 drought, El Nino, ENSO, rain, RMI, typhoon, weather News Archive

The El Niño “pendulum” began its long swing back late last month, plunging Majuro and the RMI into the beginning stages of a drought. This does not mean RMI is safely out of the bad weather cycle that has surged around the country throughout the summer. But as the weather system shifts, the RMI has […]

« Previous 1 2