an additional kick was supplied by an el niño weather pattern that peaked in 2016 and temporarily warmed much of the surface of the planet, causing the hottest year in a historical record dating to 1880.
an additional kick was supplied by an el niño weather pattern that peaked in 2016 and temporarily warmed much of the surface of the planet, causing the hottest year in a historical record dating to 1880.
la niña:6
la niña is the positive and cold phase of the el niño–southern oscillation, and is associated with cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical pacific ocean.