Solar Cycle Triggers La Nina, El Nino-like Climate Shifts

Credit: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Researchers have discovered a link between the 11-year solar cycle and tropical Pacific weather patterns that resemble La Niña and El Niño events.

When it comes to influencing Earth's climate, the Sun's variability pales in recent decades compared to greehouse gases – but the new research shows it still plays a distinguishable part.
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