Extreme El Niño events more frequent even if warming limited to 1.5C – report
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#2XBA8)
Modelling suggests Australia would face more frequent drought-inducing weather events beyond any climate stabilisation
Extreme El Nino events that can cause crippling drought in Australia are likely to be far more frequent even if the world pulls off mission improbable and limits global warming to 1.5C.
International scientists have released new modelling that projects drought-causing El Nino events, which pull rainfall away from Australia, will continue increasing in frequency well beyond any stabilisation of the climate.
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