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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

Global heating has likely made El Niños and La Niñas more ‘frequent and extreme’, new study shows

An aerial view of a property surrounded by flood water on December 09, 2022 in Louth, Australia
Scientists say they have shown for the first time that greenhouse gas emissions were likely already making El Niños and La Niñas weather patterns more severe. Photograph: Jenny Evans/Getty Images

Global heating has likely intensified a climate pattern in the Pacific since the 1960s that has driven extreme droughts, floods and heatwaves around the globe, according to a new study.

The scientists said they had shown for the first time that greenhouse gas emissions were likely already making El Niños and La Niñas more severe.

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