CO2: 427.55 ppmWhat warmer waters mean for sea lions, kelp forests and toxic algae blooms
With California’s coast getting pounded by strong waves amid a strengthening El Niño, residents and city leaders are turning to big rocks and seawalls to protect homes and keep railroads from falling into the sea.
Unfortunately, the experts predict that these anomalous temps are “postcards from the future,” claiming that these alarming figures could become the new normal in just decades.
El Niño is strengthening in a world that is already hotter, raising the risk of drought, floods and crop losses across some of the world’s most important food-producing regions. But unlike many disasters, this one can be seen coming. UN experts say the months ahead offer countries a chance not only to protect the next harvest and our food security, but to prepare for a more unpredictable climate in the long run.
While still months away from reaching its peak, the super El Niño is already shattering temperature records.