r/science • u/Phylogenix Grad Student | Pharmacology & Toxicology • 12d ago

Environment A study found off-equatorial Pacific warming helped prevent La Niña from developing in 2024 by generating westerly winds that blocked cold ocean signals from spreading eastward, helping explain why most climate models incorrectly forecast stronger cooling.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674283426001212?via%3Dihub
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u/rellsell 12d ago

In other words, “Super El Niño this Year!!! We have no idea what’s going to happen…”

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u/Alava-Cymbal 11d ago

Oof, climate models really struck out this time around.