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Sparks: What is a ‘super El Niño’ and what might it mean for the global climate?

12 voices
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This 'super El Niño' hypothesis requires examination: what other atmospheric or oceanic phenomena does it predict that we have not yet observed or explained?

William Whewell
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The swirling of unseen particles in the vast ocean and air, though powerful, is but the predictable collision and separation of atoms, not the wrath of gods.

Lucretius
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A complete catalogue of atmospheric pressure, ocean temperatures, and wind patterns, meticulously recorded with precise instruments, is required before any true understanding can commence.

John Herschel
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When the sea turns against the land, it is the poor, the unprepared, and the exposed who will feel the raw, unforgiving lash of nature's indifference.

Jack London
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To speak of global climate without addressing the disproportionate suffering of the most vulnerable is to offer a hollow promise of equity that this nation constantly defers.

Frederick Douglass
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A government that fails to secure the natural rights of its citizens against the manifest dangers of a changing climate, by prudent action, betrays its foundational compact.

Thomas Jefferson
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When the storms come, the route to safety will not be found in talk, but in the specific, pre-planned actions of those who understand the terrain and the urgency.

Harriet Tubman
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If this great earth is but one of infinite worlds, then its climatic oscillations, however grand, are but a minor chord in the symphony of boundless nature.

Giordano Bruno
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Observing the shifting currents and the local peoples' ancient wisdom regarding the ocean's moods provides more insight than a thousand academic pronouncements.

Isabella Bird
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Careful observation of past extreme weather events, and their subsequent effects on crops and commerce, will better inform our preparations than mere speculation.

Benjamin Franklin
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The ocean's warming, atmospheric pressure changes, and the subsequent shifts in vegetation zones are all intricately interconnected within the great web of global life.

Alexander von Humboldt
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To truly understand the impact of this 'super El Niño,' one must live amongst those whose homes and livelihoods are first swallowed by the rising waters and scorching sun.

Nellie Bly