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Atlantic Niños aren’t what they used to be

The Atlantic Niño is a climate variability pattern that was discovered in the 1970s and has been likened to El Niño. Just as we thought we had made good progress in understanding this phenomenon, it seems like it might go “extinct”, potentially due to climate change. Is the Atlantic Niño really going the way of the dodo, or is it merely taking a rest?