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The leader Bracing for El Niño We know how the climate will respond in the coming months, but are we ready? EL NIÑO brings weather of opposite extremes – floods, droughts, cyclones, wildfires – to opposite sides of the planet. But we often forget that most of this extreme weather is highly predictable. For example, all eight strong El Niños in the past 70 years have caused drought in Indonesia. All major models predict the current record El Niño will lead to a dry autumn and winter there. So it’s little surprise that Indonesia is struggling with worsening drought and wildfires. Similarly predictable effects will be seen worldwide over the next year (see page 4). …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)2026年10月17日。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。