El Niño's record heat: Pacific warming fuels drought and flooding worldwide
- This year’s El Niño has broken daily strength records as Pacific waters warm unusually fast.
- El Niño may strengthen further before its December peak, affecting rainfall and drought risks worldwide.
- Warm water moving east weakens trade winds, causing drought in some areas and floods in others.
- Bjerknes feedback strengthens El Niño as weaker trade winds push more warm water into the eastern Pacific.
Source: firstpost.com
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