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We don’t yet know how strong the developing El Niño climate pattern will be, but even a weak one risks severe global disruption
By James Dinneen
El Niño occurs when tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures are high
JUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy
The possibility of a record-strength El Niño climate pattern this year is raising alarm among climate scientists, who are watching Pacific Ocean temperatures closely. Even a weaker El Niño on top of human-driven global warming could have sweeping consequences for the climate, ranging from coral reef bleaching in Australia to flooding in East Africa, and also cost the global economy trillions of dollars.
“We have enough climate madness going on elsewhere without adding an El Niño to it,” …
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