Demystifying El Niño: Parlor to policy

UNDER normal conditions, the equatorial Pacific Ocean operates like a planetary heat engine governed by an atmospheric conveyor belt known as the Walker Circulation. Steady trade winds act as a thermal valve, dragging warm surface water toward Southeast Asia while pulling cold, nutrient-dense water up along South Am…

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