El Niño happens when tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures are excessive
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The risk of a record-strength El Niño local weather sample this yr is elevating alarm amongst local weather scientists, who’re watching Pacific Ocean temperatures intently. Even a weaker El Niño on high of human-driven international warming may have sweeping penalties for the local weather, starting from coral reef bleaching in Australia to flooding in East Africa, and in addition value the worldwide financial system trillions of {dollars}.
“We have enough climate madness going on elsewhere without adding an El Niño to it,” …
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