Key Points
- Climate change is affecting the Pacific Walker Circulation, new research suggests.
- Researchers say it’s taking slightly longer for El Niño events to switch to La Niña and vice versa.
- Researchers also found large volcanic eruptions can induce dry conditions in Australia for short periods.
Australians could face longer periods of drought and flooding rains as climate change messes with a key driver of weather in the Pacific.
An international study sheds new light on how greenhouse gas emissions are changing something called the Pacific Walker Circulation.
It’s an important loop of air…
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