Record El Niño Reshapes Pacific Ocean Colors, Raises Sea Levels Over a Foot
Sourced from 5 publications
- •Heat expansion from El Niño has raised some Pacific sea levels by 1.3 feet, per Gizmodo, with lunar cycles expected to worsen the effect.
- •NASA satellite imagery reveals the equatorial Pacific has shifted from green to Cerulean blue over the past year.
- •New Zealand may face a drier, windier summer, though Phys.org notes this El Niño is forming against a backdrop of longer-term climate warming.
- •The BBC describes this as the strongest El Niño on record, with intensifying impacts on global weather patterns.
Sources
NZ's climate in 'uncharted territory,' with more extreme weather events ahead
Phys
Five ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world
Bbc
Five ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world
BBC World
Super El Niño forces dramatic color shift in the Pacific Ocean
New York Post
El Niño Has Already Risen Some Pacific Region Sea Levels by Over 1 Foot
Gizmodo
Curated from 5 sources. Every summary is reviewed for accuracy, but may still contain errors. We always link to original sources for verification.
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