Ancient El Niños reveal limits to future climate projections - EurekAlert

The climate pattern El Niño varies to such a degree that scientists will have a hard time detecting signs that it is getting stronger with global warming. That’s the conclusion of a study led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin that analyzed 9,…

image: A map of the strongest El Niño on record in 2016, showing its imprint on sea surface temperatures: red is higher and blue lower than normal. Past climate conditions could hold the key to the f… [+3569 chars]

full article...