Study Finds Strong Correlation Between Increased Greenhouse Emissions and Increased El Niño/La Niña

The Conversation has written an article about a new study that has found a link between increased greenhouse gas emissions and the stronger El Niño/La Niña effect that has been observed over the last decade. This study predicts that more intense and frequent El Niño/La Niña events will be observed in the near future, contributing to a rise in the intensity and frequency of the various natural disasters they produce.

Furthermore, swings from strong El Niño to strong La Niña the following year are expected to become more common, with smaller transition periods in between. Even if the world community is able to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and maintain global warming at a consistent temperature, researchers still predict these trends will be observed for at least a century. Read more at The Conversation.