Super El Niño
Recent projections from climate models indicate the expected warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean later this year could become a “super” El Niño, which could increase the risk of catastrophic global weather events. Climate experts had already said the ocean warming could also push Earth’s temperatures to the highest levels ever recorded.
Seven climate models project that sea-surface temperatures will pass the El Niño threshold by August.
“The really big ones reverberate all over the planet with extreme droughts, floods, heat waves and storms. If it happens, we’ll need to buckle up,” said senior Australian climate specialist Catherine Ganter.
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