According to the latest forecast, LaNiña is poised to leave the stage. And there are tentative signs that its alter-ego, ElNiño, is warming up for an appearance next fall. What does it mean for the world?
Mother and pup sea lions snuggle on San Cristobal Island in the Galápagos in October of 2022. The La Niña climate pattern tends to benefit marine animals like these by spurring a bounty of fish to eat. If the mom and pup Galápagos sea lions in the photo above seem content, it could be that we’re simply projecting human emotions onto them. Or it may just be that that their bellies are full with fish.
In the case of El Niño, its warming of ocean waters sends waves of disruption rippling through the ocean and atmosphere, thereby promoting extreme weather events — from flooding and landslides to severe drought. Is that outcome looming?— weakened over the past month, and forecasters expect a transition to neutral conditions in the next couple of months,”Emily Becker of the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Studies.
Looking further ahead, there’s a 60 percent of El Niño grabbing the spotlight during the fall. But right now, that forecast is highly uncertain. If El Niño does show up, many Galapagos sea lions — an endangered species — and other marine animals in the region, will perish.
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