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The Pacific heat pulse is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not.

The study concluded that “super El Niños” are not just passing weather events, but more like climate shocks that can push parts of the Earth system into new states,

There are only three super El Niños on record: in 1982-83, 1997-98 and 2015-16.

This study is open access and was published on December 12, 2025

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[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 points 4 days ago

Incoming anecdotal evidence: The weather here in March was more like the tail end of May. We had a few cool, rainy days in the past week that led to much discussion about how we'd forgotten what a full day of soaking rains even felt like. Now, it's going to be 95F on Tuesday -- perfectly standard weather for July.

Without air-conditioning, I've very concerned about what this summer holds.

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 points 4 days ago

So glad we doubled down on fossil fuels abd AI data centers since the last El Nino...

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