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El Niño and La Niña: Understanding the Extremes of Earth’s Climate

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Introduction The image of parched earth, cracked and lifeless, haunted communities across Australia during a particularly brutal drought. Thousands of miles away, in Peru, torrential rains unleashed devastating floods, displacing families and destroying livelihoods. Both extremes, seemingly unrelated, were telltale signs of a powerful force at play: the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. Within this … Read more

El Niño Unleashed: How This Climate Pattern Impacts Our World

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Introduction Imagine vast stretches of normally fertile land, parched and cracked under a relentless sun. Imagine torrential rains inundating coastal cities, displacing communities and causing widespread devastation. These are not scenes from a dystopian movie; they are often the real-world consequences of a powerful climate phenomenon known as El Niño. But what exactly is El … Read more

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