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Shifts in El Niño May Be Driving Climates Extremes in Both Hemispheres

Global warming is shifting cyclical temperature swings in the Pacific Ocean, and that affects floods in Australia, fires in South America and even temperature in the polar regions.

By Bob Berwyn

Crew members land a boat in front of residential homes after surveying floodwaters in Windsor on March 9, 2022 during flooding in Sydney, Australia. Credit: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Anthony Aco and Troy Sacaguin, left to right, check out the thermometer at Calvary Church in Woodland Hills as it registers 117 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 in Woodland Hills, California. Credit: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times

2020 Ties 2016 as Earth’s Hottest Year on Record, Even Without El Niño to Supercharge It

By Bob Berwyn

Researchers have found a pattern between sea ice melting and El Niño in the Central Pacific Ocean, linked by winds. Credit: Kathryn Hansen/NASA

Dwindling Arctic Sea Ice May Affect Tropical Weather Patterns

By Bob Berwyn

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The Lethal Effects of Climate Change

By Robert Krier, InsideClimate News

Pier damage from a powerful 2002 storm at San Diego's Ocean Beach

Weather Insider: What La Nina-El Nino Shift Means

By Robert Krier, InsideClimate News

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