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El Niño described as sudden climate change layered on global warming

Original: "El Niño kind of acts as a mini, sudden climate change on top of the not-so-mini, not-so-sudden, climate change we've al

Scientists and commentators are explaining how El Niño acts as a mini, sudden form of climate change on top of the slower, longer-term warming already under way. The current El Niño event is prompting discussion of how it will affect weather, temperatures and extreme conditions around the world in the coming months.

Why now: A new El Niño event is developing, raising questions about its short-term impacts combined with ongoing climate change.

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• "El Niño kind of acts as a mini, sudden climate change on top of the not-so-mini, not-so-sudden, climate change we've already seen." https://www. newscientist.com/article/25912 16-how-will-el-nino-affect-the-world/ # climatechange # elniño # science · LaD_Hallo · 3

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