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[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 65 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Could this be due to climate change?

"It's still a topic that I think we haven't quite reached scientific consensus yet."

What a maroon.

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You misunderstood, he was saying there isn't scientific consensus on how climate change is affecting ocean temperatures going from a La niña to an El niño isn't unheard of but this huge of a swing is. But we don't know how climate change is making this happen. But we do know that climate change is causing this

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah, that scans, thanks, badly expressed though.

[–] pumpupthejam@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It really is badly expressed... if you skip the paragraph sandwiched between your two quotes...

"Could this be due to climate change?

Johnson said that, while there have been fewer neutral years in the Niño 3.4 region, and there have been bigger swings between El Niños and La Niñas, it's not clear if or how climate change could be playing a role..

"It's still a topic that I think we haven't quite reached scientific consensus yet."

Indigo.