El Niño happens when tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures are excessive
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The potential of a record-strength El Niño local weather sample this yr is elevating alarm amongst local weather scientists, who’re watching Pacific Ocean temperatures carefully. Even a weaker El Niño on high of human-driven world warming might have sweeping penalties for the local weather, starting from coral reef bleaching in Australia to flooding in East Africa, and likewise value the worldwide financial system trillions of {dollars}.
“We’ve sufficient local weather insanity happening elsewhere with out including an El Niño to it,” …