Submit Post
Date: March 23, 2026 7:43 pm. Number of posts: 2,693. Number of users: 3,218.
Home / Sports / What is a ‘super El Niño’? Scientists predict record-breaking climate event this year
Sports

What is a ‘super El Niño’? Scientists predict record-breaking climate event this year

Io Dodds Io Dodds
March 23, 2026
2 Views 0
What is a ‘super El Niño’? Scientists predict record-breaking climate event this year


A wildfire burnss on Mount Merbabu in Java, Indonesia in October 2023, triggered by a prologned dry season stemming from the 2023/24 El Niño event (Devi Rahman/AFP via Getty Images)

What is El Niño?

Fish congregate in the shallows of the depleted Morris Reservoir near Azusa, California in March 2007, after an El Niño event that coincided with record heatwaves across the Golden State
Fish congregate in the shallows of the depleted Morris Reservoir near Azusa, California in March 2007, after an El Niño event that coincided with record heatwaves across the Golden State (David McNew/Getty Images)

How would it affect the U.S.?

A luxury home in Orange County in the L.A. metro area slips down an eroded hillside on March 19, 1998, following heavy El Niño rains earlier in the month
A luxury home in Orange County in the L.A. metro area slips down an eroded hillside on March 19, 1998, following heavy El Niño rains earlier in the month (Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images)
Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (fourth from left) inspects flood damage in February 2002 amid heavy rains from the 2002/03 El Niño cycle
Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (fourth from left) inspects flood damage in February 2002 amid heavy rains from the 2002/03 El Niño cycle (Oscar Paredes/Getty Images)

A strong El Niño would accelerate global warming

The Lake Powell reservoir in Arizona, kept bottled up by the Glen Canyon Dam, stands at just 39 percent full during drought conditions in June 2024
The Lake Powell reservoir in Arizona, kept bottled up by the Glen Canyon Dam, stands at just 39 percent full during drought conditions in June 2024 (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)



Source link

Io Dodds
Show full profile Io Dodds

Related Articles
We will be happy to hear your thoughts

      Leave a reply

      Whos Online
      6 Members
      10 Guests
      Newsletter

      Contact Us
      Contact Form Demo

      Nigeria's Fast-Growing Online Forum for News & Discussions
      Logo
      1