NASA studying 2015 El Nino event as never before
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 20:30
in Earth & Climate
Every two to seven years, an unusually warm pool of water -- known as El Nino, affects the local aquatic environment, but also spurs extreme weather patterns around the world, from flooding in California to droughts in Australia. This winter, the 2015-16 El Nino event will be better observed from space than any previous El Nino.