A super El Niño threatens disaster. Trump is handling it recklessly | Terry Garcia
Summary
Scientists have confirmed a strong El Niño weather event forming that could cause serious problems like droughts, wildfires, flooding, and more hurricanes. The Trump administration tried to shut down important ocean monitoring systems that help track climate changes, but Congress acted to stop this dismantling, at least temporarily.Key Facts
- El Niño is a weather pattern that affects global climate and can cause extreme weather events.
- The current El Niño has a 63% chance to become very strong by winter 2026-27.
- Strong El Niños can cause droughts, wildfires, floods, and more hurricanes.
- The Trump administration aimed to reduce funding and remove sensors from a major ocean monitoring system.
- This ocean system has over 900 sensors and cost about $386 million to build.
- Congress passed a bipartisan law to stop the removal of the sensors until a review is done.
- The National Science Foundation paused the sensor removal and plans to redeploy some sensors.
- Scientists warn removing these sensors would reduce the accuracy of ocean heating and climate forecasts.
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