Global weather fluctuations called El Niño events are likely to become more frequent by 2040, a new study shows.
Global weather fluctuations called El Niño events are likely to become more frequent by 2040, a new study shows.
El Niño – the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean – affects climate, ecosystems and societies worldwide.
The study examined four possible scenarios for future carbon emissions, and found increased risk of El Niño events in all four.
This means El Niño events and associated climate extremes are now more likely "regardless of any significant mitigation actions" to reduce emissions, the researchers warn.
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