2026-10-13 19:38 UTC
Extreme El Niños are coming. Reaching net zero sooner means facing fewer of them
cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/climate@piefed.world/p/2025779/extreme-el-ninos-are-coming-reaching-net-zero-sooner-means-facing-fewer-of-them
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@savvie@lemmy.zip 2026-10-13 19:49
Scientists have always understood El Niño to be a phenomenon that temporarily alters global weather, with conditions returning to “normal” when it dissipates. However, climate change is expected to change what “normal” looks like. As the planet warms, extreme El Niño years are likely to become more common. Our researchsuggests the tropical Pacific could remain in an El Niño-like state for centuries – even if the world reaches net zero carbon emissions – and extreme El Niño years would occur more often.
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@gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-13 20:05
Ope - I guess we’re fucked 🙃