El Niño Not Stronger Because Of Global Warming, Says Researcher, But There Is A Flu Connection
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 20:35
in Earth & Climate
Contrary to short-term consensus beliefs, El Niño has not been getting stronger because of global warming, says Benjamin Giese, a professor of oceanography at Texas A&M who specializes in ocean modeling, but he found a link between El Niño and the severe flu pandemic 91 years ago. Coincidence? The 1918 El Niño was apparently one of the strongest of the 20th century but how is it relevant to flu? read more