El Nino and global warming—what's the connection?
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 09:52
in Earth & Climate
The United Nations has declared 2015 the hottest year since record keeping began. It was also a year marked by the occurrence of a "super" El Niño. El Niño is a phenomenon that disrupts normal weather patterns, bringing heavy rains and drought to different parts of the world. Are the warming temperatures and El Niño connected?