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How the super El Niño could turbocharge warming in the Himalayas

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The article discusses concerns that a super El Niño event could accelerate warming trends in the Himalayan region, following a major natural disaster. El Niño events, characterized by warmer-than-average ocean temperatures in the Pacific, can influence weather patterns globally and may intensify temperature increases in mountainous regions like the Himalayas.


Accelerated warming in the Himalayas could affect glacier melt rates, water availability for millions of people downstream, and increase the risk of glacial lake outburst floods and other climate-related hazards in the region.


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After one of the worst natural disasters in the region’s history, attention is turning to the looming super El Niño

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