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As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos
Researchers found the last 40 years of El Niño events were 36% stronger, adding evidence that human-caused warming is amplifying climate extremes.
- On Thursday, researchers published a study in Science showing El Niño events have intensified by 36% over the past 4 decades. Galápagos coral data suggests human-caused climate change is amplifying this critical weather driver.
- Lead author Julia Cole, a paleoclimatologist at the University of Michigan, analyzed 29 coral fossils from the Galápagos Islands as a "time machine to look into the past." The skeletons reveal sea-surface temperatures spanning nearly 1,000 years.
- Current El Niño events are now stronger than any recorded before 1850, according to the study. Cole stated that global warming is amplifying El Niño, which causes severe global weather impacts including floods and droughts.
- Not all experts agree with the findings. University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann and University of North Carolina marine scientist John Bruno argued the coral data conflicts with recent observations, suggesting volcanic eruptions may play a larger role.
- Climate scientists warn that intensified El Niño cycles pose growing risks to global safety and infrastructure. Experts suggest this evidence underscores the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels as the root cause of climate change.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right5Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
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- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 36%
C 18%
R 46%
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