Australian bushfires likely contributed to multiyear La Niña

In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, it was revealed that the catastrophic Black Summer Australian bushfires of 2019-2020 contributed to ocean cooling thousands of miles away, ultimately nudging the Tropical Pacific into a rare multi-year La Niña event that dissipated only recently.

Australian bushfires likely contributed to multiyear La Niña

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