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The Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why
The Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why
The Pacific El Niño faded in May, and between September and November, cooler-than-average La Niña conditions are likely to develop, according to the latest NOAA forecast. As in the Pacific, the equatorial Atlantic saw unusually hot Niño conditions for much of 2023, and sea surface temperatures earlier this year were the warmest in decades. This sudden shift is perplexing because the strong trade winds that normally drive such cooling have not developed, says Franz Philip Tuchen at the University of Miami in Florida.
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