Q&A: ‘Are the warnings all hype?’ – our environment writers answered your El Niño questions
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https://www.theguardian.com/community/live/2026/oct/07/a-godzilla-level-el-nino-is-causing-extreme-weather-conditions-around-the-world-put-your-questions-to-our-environment-writers
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Guardian reporters Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon answered your question climate and extreme weather, from what to expect this winter in the UK to the increasing risk of natural disasters funkymentalist asks: Unrelated to El Niño, what is the likelihood of the AMOC (Atlantic meridional overturning circulation) shutting down? Jon says: I don’t think these two things are unrelated. Everything is affected by climate breakdown. And both El Niño and the slowdown of AMOC are related to the staggeringly huge amounts (see this article on zettajoules which I also referred to above) of extra energy that the oceans are being forced to absorb as a result of greenhouse gas burning. Quick refresher for any readers who are unfamiliar with this topic: “Amoc, or the Atlantic meridional overturning cir…
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