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A strong El Nio may quell debate about a warming 'hiatus'
2015-05-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Roughly a year ago, scientists poring over temperature readings of the Pacific from satellites and a depleted array of ocean buoys were so sure an El Nino was on the way, the debate was mostly how strong it would be. The event, though, failed to materialise largely because the winds failed to reverse their normal course and blow to the east. Without the reinforcement, the relative warmth of the eastern Pacific compared with the west broke up, and an El Nino did not occur. That false start is...
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