COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Current climate models misrepresent El Niño
Description: An analysis of fossil corals and mollusk shells from the Pacific Ocean reveals there is no link between the strength of seasonal differences and El Niño, a complex but irregular climate pattern with large impacts on weather, agriculture, fisheries, tourism and air quality worldwide. The finding contradicts the top nine climate models in use today, which associate exceptionally hot summers and cold winters with weak El Niños, and vice versa. [Source: University of Southern California]
URL: https://news.usc.edu/89793/current-climate-models-misrepresent-el-nino/
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Source: University of Southern California
Publish Date: 12/15/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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