How climate change could be making El Niño more extreme
1 year, 3 months ago

How climate change could be making El Niño more extreme

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El Niño in a changing climate The prospect of a possible El Niño summer, with the hot and dry conditions it's known for in Australia, can be frightening. Sea surface temperature data captured by satellites and buoys is used to determine whether the Pacific Ocean is in an El Niño, La Niña, or neutral phase. CSIRO climate and natural hazards researcher Nandini Ramesh says this year's El Niño is predicted to be moderate to strong, but that doesn't map directly onto Australia. "Right now it's looking like an eastern Pacific El Niño, which historically has had less of a strong impact on Australian rainfall." US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration senior scientist Mike McPhaden says studying the El Niño-Southern Oscillation is "the gift that keeps giving".

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