a: El nino ~
b: chicken-and-egg problem

What:

"But which energy source-warm water masses or shifting winds-drives the phenomenon? It is actually both. "El Niño is like the proverbial chicken-and-egg problem," said Michael McPhaden of NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. "During an El Niño year, weakening winds along the equator lead to warming surface temperatures that lead to further weakening of the winds.""


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Writer: Michael McPhaden
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Date: Apr 21 2019 6:14 PM


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