Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat. “What we are seeing is more than just El Nino on top of climate change,” Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo said. And the trend is in places where it really can’t be explained as easily by El Nino, he said. They say human-caused climate change, with an extra boost from El Nino, is enough to explain recent temperatures. “Climate change and El Nino can explain it all,” Imperial College of London climate scientist Friederike Otto said.

Source: Daily Sun August 09, 2023 11:26 UTC