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Deforestation in Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands Could Make El Niño Southern Oscillation More Unpredictable, Study

The researchers said La Niña events happening multiple years in a row are more likely to occur in future decades if deforestation continues, at a rate of 13.8 percent, the simulations suggested. There have already been three multi-year La Niña events this century: 2010 to 2012; 2016 to 2018; and 2022 to last year

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