Warmer oceans likely prevent global droughts
Randy Mann.
JAKE PARRISH/Press
As I’ve reported in many articles, sea-surface temperatures have been warming in recent decades. This warming may be linked to extreme weather conditions across the globe. However, this trend of shifting ocean temperature patterns simultaneously could be acting as a natural phenomenon to prevent planet-wide agricultural catastrophes.
A recent study in ScienceDaily indicates that analyzing global climate records from 1901 to 2020 discovered that shifting oscillations, such as El Nino and La Nina, create regional drought hotspots rather than allowing massive, simultaneous dry spells across the globe. Synchronized droughts generally affect only 1.8% to 6.5% of global land at any one time, protecting overall food supplies from compounding continental crop failures.
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