El Nino is set to become substantially STRONGER and more frequent

"El Niño years are set to become significantly stronger and more regular due to human-induced climate change, a study has found. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation is a pattern of warm and cool waters that forms in the equatorial Pacific and has a massive role in shaping the global climate. Currently, the years of intense heat and heavy rain that these events trigger arrive once every two to seven years and are extremely hard to predict."

"According to the researchers, this means much of the world will face back-to-back years of flooding and drought in an effect known as climate whiplash. During El Niño years, when waters in the Pacific are hot, that could mean heavier winter rains in California, deeper droughts in Australia, and a greater risk of wildfires in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, in the cooler La Niña years, the intense fluctuations could create even more powerful hurricanes over the Atlantic."

Human-induced climate change will make El Niño events stronger and more regular, potentially occurring every two to five years by mid-century. The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is driven by warm and cool equatorial Pacific waters and strongly influences global climate patterns. Increased Pacific warming strengthens air–sea feedbacks and reduces the ocean's ability to dampen ENSO, producing larger amplitude swings. Stronger, more frequent ENSO cycles will increase risks of consecutive flood and drought years (climate whiplash), with heavier California winter rains, deeper Australian droughts, greater wildfire risk in Southeast Asia, and potentially more powerful Atlantic hurricanes during La Niña phases.

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