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Timing Behind El Niño Revealed
El Niño is famous for the havoc it wreaks across the globe, including shifting weather patterns that in turn give rise to everything from droughts to flash floods. However, despite the well-known effects of the climate phenomenon, the reasons behind its peak around Christmas and disappearance between February and April have long remained a mystery. That is, until now.
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