Is it possible that if the average surface temp of the Pacific Ocean rises enough that a temperature we might consider an El Niño now might be considered a La Niña in the future?

  • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    It’s about relative temperature, not absolute temperature.

    Normally sea surface temperatures in the western Pacific are warmer than those in the Eastern Pacific. During El Niño years the water in the Central and Eastern Pacific becomes as warm as the Western Pacific.