El Niño is strengthening, and ISRO satellites are seeing the ocean change
- ISRO’s Oceansat-3 satellite has detected a sharp fall in chlorophyll-a across the equatorial Pacific as El Niño strengthens.
- Chlorophyll-a indicates marine productivity, with lower levels pointing to fewer phytoplankton supporting the ocean food chain.
- ISRO’s NRSC compared April-June data from 2023-26 and found the biggest decline in 2026, alongside changing ocean winds.
- The decline suggests El Niño is already disrupting Pacific marine ecosystems and could contribute to wider weather changes.
Source: firstpost.com
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