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The El Niño with a difference

Patterns of sea-surface warming and cooling in the tropical Pacific seem to be changing, as do the associated atmospheric effects. Increased global warming is implicated in these shifts in El Niño phenomena.

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Figure 1: Normal conditions in the tropical Pacific.
Figure 2: Anomalous conditions in the tropical Pacific.

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Ashok, K., Yamagata, T. The El Niño with a difference. Nature 461, 481–484 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461481a

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