El Niño is more than a weather event
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Be prepared for extreme changes to the weather pattern with predictions of a Super El Nino.The Fiji Meteorological Service says they are aware of the
Professor Swindles, who is also Editor in Chief of Critical Insights in Climate Change, added: “A strong El Niño could further amplify atmospheric circulation changes that reach the high latitudes, potentially adding even more warmth to an Arctic already undergoing rapid and unprecedented change.
Meier: “What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic.” That’s Walt Meier, a senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado. He says Arctic sea ice is shrinking dramatically.
The phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US weather agency said Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous with droughts, floods and soaring temperatures will intensify into the end of the year,
There's a known link between weather and headaches and migraines. Now, researchers are beginning to understand specific weather patterns that may increase risk.
El Niño, a natural warming of Pacific Ocean water, can have a big impact on the world economy, costing trillions of dollars around the globe.
NOAA scientists say the climate pattern is likely to be one of the strongest on record. It could lead to drought, floods, fires, and more. El Niño has officially arrived—and it could become one of the most severe on record,