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Why some Central Pacific El Niños die quickly while others linger for years
- January 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Predicting the duration of a Central Pacific El Niño event has long frustrated climate scientists and forecasters. Now, a new study reveals that Central Pacific El Niños follow two fundamentally different life cycles—and the difference is determined months before they peak.
Originally published at Phys.org