Before we learn about the Super El Niño 2026, what do we call the El Niño phenomenon? El Niño is the warm phase of a natural climate cycle known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). It is characterized by the anomalous warming of surface waters in the tropical Pacific, which alters atmospheric circulation and modifies [...]
The La Niña phenomenon and Earth's climate system The scientific community is currently monitoring the "Super El Niño" of 2026 and record-breaking ocean temperatures with concern. At SGK-PLANET, we also analyze the other indispensable half of the story: the La Niña phenomenon. Below, we explore the scientific origins of this anomaly and its global impacts [...]
The 2026 El Niño phenomenon is already a reality. The planet is facing one of the harshest climate conditions of recent decades. Forecasts predict record ocean temperatures and atmospheric disruptions, creating a landscape divided between devastating droughts in some regions and catastrophic rainfall in others. Below, we analyze the scope of this climate threat and [...]
How many PPM and °C increases will the war cause by the end of 2026? IIn these days of crisis, we are seeing images of enormous oil and natural gas extraction and storage fields ablaze, spewing thick plumes of black smoke into the atmosphere. We have also seen countless tankers burning, their millions of barrels [...]
The polar vortex is a phenomenon that normally occurs in the upper atmosphere, above the Arctic or North Pole, characterized by a large mass of cold air that rotates counterclockwise, growing and shrinking as the boreal winter progresses. In 1985, an extraordinarily cold event occurred in North America, linked to the polar vortex, that lasted [...]
As we write this, two months have passed since the close of COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, between November 10 and 21, 2025, a meeting that had generated much hope, but whose final outcome fell far short of expectations. When a COP ends, usually set on a Friday, all environmentalists rush to draft their summaries [...]
General Information Event Dates: November 10-21, 2025 Name: COP30 or 30th Conference of the Parties, Belém 2025, Amazonia Brazil Main Topics: Climate finance, emissions mitigation, climate change adaptation, fossil fuel reduction, forest protection, and biodiversity support Leaders absent from COP30: Donald Trump (USA), Xi Jinping (China), Vladimir Putin (Russia), and Narendra Modi (India), leaders of [...]
Information about COP28 The venue: Dubai. Between November 30 and December 12, 2023 President designated: Sultan Al Jaber The motto: “Unite, act, deliver.” Main objective: Keep the increase in global temperature to 1.5°C by 2100. COP28 Goals Phase out fossil fuels. End fossil fuel subsidies. Triple renewable energy in seven years. Sultan Al Jaber's unusual [...]
Key facts about COP29 Event dates: November 11-22, 2024. Main topics: Climate finance and carbon markets. These focused on available funds and creating effective mechanisms for carbon markets. Location: Baku, Azerbaijan. President of COP29: Muxtar Babayev, Azerbaijan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources President of Azerbaijan: Ilham Aliyev. Azerbaijan's economy: The country is a major [...]
Data from COP27 The 27th Conference of the Parties took place in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh, under the theme "Together for Implementation". With 35,000 people in attendance, including government representatives, observers, and members of civil society. COP27 took place between November 6 and 18, 2022, a year marked by extreme weather events across [...]
