El Niño-Southern Oscillation

A sun on the horizon with electricity pylon and cables in the foreground

The likely El Niño is bad timing for the electricity sector, and means Australians may face supply disruptions and volatile prices.

Dry, cracked earth stretching to the horizon with blue sky and clouds

The research helps us understand how El Niño and La Niña will change as the world warms in the future.

drone shot of the recent storms at narrabeen-collaroy and wamberal nsw

New research shows coastlines across the Pacific Ocean may respond differently to El Niño and La Niña cycles.

A pygmy blue whale swimming in the ocean

The good news is, pygmy blue whales appear to be thriving in the Indian Ocean. But not-so-good is that climate change may be threatening their food sources.

five people ride in on overloaded tinny through flood waters and rain

By following moisture from the oceans to the land, researchers worked out exactly how three oceans conspire to deliver deluges of rain to eastern Australia.