Climate Models Predict Possible , ‘Super El Niño’ in 2023 .
'The Guardian' reports that multiple climate
models have warned of a potential El Niño
that could develop later this year. .
El Niño is a pattern of ocean warming that occurs
in the Pacific, which can increase the risk
of catastrophic global weather events.
El Niño is a pattern of ocean warming that occurs
in the Pacific, which can increase the risk
of catastrophic global weather events.
Some recent models have even seen
the potential for an extreme or "Super El Niño"
that could take place later in 2023.
'The Guardian' reports that the last
extreme El Niño took place in 2016.
The weather event drove global temperatures
to their highest on record, while sparking floods,
droughts and increased outbreaks of disease.
The weather event drove global temperatures
to their highest on record, while sparking floods,
droughts and increased outbreaks of disease.
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said that seven models,
including from weather agencies in the U.S. and U.K., show
temperatures reaching the El Niño threshold by August.
Dr. Mike McPhaden, a senior research scientist at the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
points out that El Niños often occur about every four years.
We’re due one.
However, the magnitude of
the predicted El Niños shows
a very large spread, everything
from blockbuster to wimp, Dr. Mike McPhaden, senior research scientist at the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via 'The Guardian'.
At the same time, McPhaden also noted that
extreme El Niños occur every 10 to 15 years,
making it "very unusual" if one took place in 2023.
At the same time, McPhaden also noted that
extreme El Niños occur every 10 to 15 years,
making it "very unusual" if one took place in 2023.
The really big ones reverberate all over
the planet with extreme droughts, floods,
heatwaves, and storms. If it happens,
we’ll need to buckle up. It could also
fizzle out. We should be watchful
and prepared either way, Dr. Mike McPhaden, senior research scientist at the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via 'The Guardian'.
The really big ones reverberate all over
the planet with extreme droughts, floods,
heatwaves, and storms. If it happens,
we’ll need to buckle up. It could also
fizzle out. We should be watchful
and prepared either way, Dr. Mike McPhaden, senior research scientist at the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via 'The Guardian'