Saltier seas in spring double the chance of extreme El Niño events, study finds

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Jan 26, 2026, 12:30 pm282 ptsTop
Stronger El Niño events are more likely when springtime surface waters in the western Pacific Ocean become unusually salty, a new study in Geophysical Research Letters suggests. Traditionally, scientists have focused on temperature and wind patterns to understand El Niño—periodic shifts in the tropical…

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