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MON, 5 OCT · 80 ITEMS
"How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another?" — Phys.org · Science & Medicine
This is an explanatory article that breaks down why a single event can produce opposite extreme weather outcomes—droughts in some regions and floods in others—depending on location. It explains the underlying atmospheric and oceanic mechanisms, such as shifts in the and changes in the Pacific temperature gradient, that redirect rainfall patterns globally.
The claim is solidly grounded in well-established climate science. The article is a secondary journalistic piece (Phys.org) that synthesizes existing knowledge without citing a specific new primary study, but the mechanism it describes is a standard part of El Niño theory.
The article was published on or around October 3, 2026, making it genuinely new.