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Scientists have observed that temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean have changed at record rates over the past three months. Researchers are talking about an emerging pattern of the Atlantic La Niña, which occurs before a true La Niña in the Pacific Ocean. The combination of the two can have a significant impact on weather in much of the world. Over the past three months, this part of the Atlantic Ocean has cooled at the fastest rate since 1982. Researchers say it is currently unclear what is causing this change.
As Franz-Philippe Tuschen of the University of Miami points out, cooling often occurs after strong trade winds develop, but this time Nothing of the sort has been discovered.The researcher believes that if temperatures remain 0.5 degrees Celsius below average for at least another month, we will officially be talking about Atlantic Ocean La Niña.
Atlantic Ocean La NinaSource: Climate.gov
The overlap of two La Ninas is expected to have a significant impact on weather conditions due to temperature and humidity. La Niña in the Pacific is generally associated with dry weather in the western United States and wet weather in East Africa, while La Niña in the Atlantic tends to reduce rainfall in the Sahel and increase it in parts of Brazil.
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Furthermore, scientists point to an increased likelihood of Atlantic hurricanes, which are expected to weaken after the arrival of La Niña in the Atlantic. Both cycles may influence each other, but it is not yet known exactly what the effect will be. It may turn out that the La Niña phenomenon in the Atlantic Ocean will delay the occurrence of the La Niña phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean.This is a serious problem, because we are talking about potential. Mitigating the cooling effects of global climatewhich is getting warmer all the time.
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