Arctic sea-ice loss is projected to lead to more frequent strong El Niño events

With an ice-free Arctic, strong El Niño frequency increases 1/3 + . Almost half the increase by 2100 links to Arctic ice loss, not other greenhouse forcing. The Arctic’s influence on ENSO may represent a novel driver of changing climate extremes globally.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Jiping Liu, Mirong Song, Zhu Zhu, Radley M. Horton, Yongyun Hu, Shang-Ping Xie
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:
Science
Q
Arctic
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32705-2
https://doaj.org/article/149322e24e3b4b28bb8b3aa07bc69043
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Summary:With an ice-free Arctic, strong El Niño frequency increases 1/3 + . Almost half the increase by 2100 links to Arctic ice loss, not other greenhouse forcing. The Arctic’s influence on ENSO may represent a novel driver of changing climate extremes globally.

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