What Will El Niño be Like in The Future? For Answers, Scientists Look to The Past
Caribbean ocean temperatures preserved in 5-million-year-old corals provide clues
Scientists are trying to predict the future behavior of El Niño -- the formation of warmer-than-usual ocean waters in the equatorial Pacific -- by looking back in time.
The journal Geology published new findings suggesting that 5 million years ago, El Niño occurred with about the same frequency as it does today.