The Super El Niño phenomenon 2026
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, [...]
La Niña Phenomenon: Origins, Global Impacts and Adaptation Measures
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 [...]
The 2026 El Niño Phenomenon: A Global Climate Threat
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 [...]
Wars and their consequences on Earth
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 [...]
Learn how winter storms are related to the polar vortex and climate change
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 [...]
The COP30, seen sixty days later
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 [...]
Summary and conclusions of COP30 Belem 2025 Amazonia Brazil
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), [...]
Brief Summary of COP28 Dubai UAE 2023
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 [...]
Brief summary of COP29 Baku, Azerbaijan 2024
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 [...]
Brief summary of COP27 Sharm El-Sheikh 2022
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 [...]
Are we complying with the Paris Agreement?
This Wednesday, September 24, 2025, the 2025 Climate Summit will be held at United Nations Headquarters. This event, convened by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will address compliance with the Paris Agreement and the state of the fight against climate change. We have been asking ourselves the question that headlines this [...]
What is expected from COP30?
COP 30 will be held in 2025 in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21. Three decades have passed since COP 1 in Berlin, 1995, until COP 30. This period marks an important milestone in our planet's climate. Thirty is a round number, ideal for taking stock of the [...]
The visible faces of climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that 2024 was the warmest year on record. Current projections predict that 2025 will be even warmer. Among the consequences of the unstoppable rise in temperature are extreme heat and cold waves, devastating floods, massive forest fires, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, and [...]
Earth Day 2025. Our Power, Our Planet
This year, 2025, we celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Earth Day, and the theme "Our Power, Our Planet" has been chosen to develop the April 22nd Earth Day campaign. Let's go back in time to the history of this Earth Day celebration. In 1970, April 22nd was established as [...]
What happened to the polar vortex in 2025?
The polar vortex is a phenomenon that normally occurs in the upper atmosphere above the Arctic. It manifests as a mass of cold air that rotates counterclockwise, growing and shrinking with the changing seasons. The phenomenon was diagnosed as a “sudden stratospheric warming”, which caused the vortex to disperse [...]