‘Collapse could be precipitous’: Super El Niño could push coral reefs closer to extinction, UN biodiversity expert warns

File photo: A fish swims through a coral reef in the Dutch Cays of Guna Yala on Panama’s Caribbean coast (Picture credit: AP) A potentially record-breaking super El Niño could…

Tamil Nadu may encounter El Niño differently from rest of India

A view of the Kothapatnam beach. In an El Niño year, India has recorded deficient rainfall and more incidence of droughts, on average. However, Tamil Nadu has reported a strikingly…