Climate change will amplify future El Niño impacts regardless of current event's strength
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Michael Le Page
Summary
There is an 80% chance of an El Niño developing by September, with most models forecasting a moderate event but some suggesting a potential super El Niño. The article emphasizes that regardless of this year's strength, climate change will make future El Niño events more damaging. Even standard El Niños will have amplified effects in a warmer world, and global warming could also make them stronger and more far-reaching.
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bskyClimate change will amplify future El Niño impacts regardless of current event's strengthnewscientist.comKey quotes
· 4 pulledA 'Godzilla El Niño' is coming, according to some newspaper headlines.
Most models forecast a moderate event – but some suggest it could be very strong, perhaps even a so-called super El Niño.
However strong this El Niño turns out to be, we can be sure that even more damaging El Niños will occur in the coming decades.
Even if future events are no stronger, their effects will be greater in a warmer world.
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