Warming could mute super El Nino impacts across North America
A new study says the dramatic weather North America usually gets from super El Ninos (think winter warming in the Northeast, and increased rainfall over California and Florida) could actually fade as the planet keeps warming.
The 2026-2027 "super" El Nino was expected to bring big impacts, but researchers found that after a certain temperature rise, those effects get much weaker here.
Models predict California and Florida drying
Using 13 climate models, scientists saw that at higher global temperatures (about 6.3 Fahrenheit or 3.5 Celsius above normal), California and Florida get less rain and warmer winters shift eastward.
Basically, the difference between regular and extreme El Ninos almost disappears in North America, but these super events can still shake up weather in Europe and the North Atlantic.