Return of the kid
In the US, expect rain, in Australia drought: El Niño is on his way. In a forecast released on 5 August, the Climate Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Maryland, said that warm surface waters near the equator suggest El Niño will emerge in the Pacific over the next three months.
Shooting star display
The night sky will be lit up by an unusually sparkly show on Thursday, as the Earth experiences the Perseid meteor shower. The yearly event, which is caused by dust from comet Swift-Tuttle hitting the atmosphere, is expected to be extra…
