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El Niño Central-Eastern - UM Rosenstiel School

New Climate Phenomenon May Decrease El Niño’s Benefits

El Niño, the periodic eastern Pacific phenomenon credited with shielding the United States and Caribbean from severe hurricane seasons among other benefits may be overshadowed by its brother in the central Pacific due to global warming, according to an article in the September 24 issue of the journal Nature.