El Niño, Global Warming Link Questioned; Possible Link Between 1918 El Niño And Flu Pandemic?
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 22:28
in Earth & Climate
Research casts doubts on the notion that El Niño has been getting stronger because of global warming and raises interesting questions about the relationship between El Niño and a severe flu pandemic 91 years ago. The findings are based on analysis of the 1918 El Niño, which the new research shows to be one of the strongest of the 20th century.