26-Feb-2001
Excerpt: In many parts of the world, climate responds to the interannual beat of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (…) in the tropical Pacific. The past 20 years have witnessed the two strongest (and costliest) El Niño events in the historical record, leading many to speculate that ENSO may be changing as a result of global warming. This speculation is contentious, not least because models show that a wide range of ENSO behavior may occur without considering influences from outside the equatorial Pacific.
- A Slow Dance for El Niño, Julia Cole, Science, 01/02/23, 1496