date:Aug 12, 2014
The planets largest and most powerful driver of climate changes from one year to the next, the El Nio Southern Oscillation in the tropical Pacific Ocean, was widely thought to have been weaker in ancient times because of a different configuration of the Earths orbit. But scientists analyzing 25-foot piles of ancient shells have found that the El Nios 10,000 years ago were as strong and frequent as the ones we experience today.
The results, from the University of Washington and University of Mon