Julie Cole, professor and department chair, recently published a significant research paper in Science on the intensifying strength of modern El Niño events. By examining the geochemistry of Galápagos coral skeletons, her research provides long-term context on El Niño variability, its correlation with rising global temperatures, and the widespread implications of these climate extremes.
Since the publication, Cole has attracted significant media coverage regarding the paper. The attention from journalists and news outlets including Seth Borenstein for AP, NPR, Scientific American, USA Today, and CNN demonstrate the significance of Cole’s research.
We believe global warming is supercharging El Niño, and if that’s true, then we expect stronger climate extremes that will amplify ecological, infrastructural and human losses. No country has the resources to be fully protected from these impacts. This is one more reason we need to move away from fossil fuels, the root cause of the problem.
