The lasting damage that follows a Super El Niño
In short: While the Pacific Ocean eventually cools, the true damage of a Super El Niño often lingers. This documentary explores why global temperatures lag behind the ocean and how these extreme events trigger permanent ecological shifts.
The video examines the phenomenon of 'regime shifts'—lasting changes in land and ocean environments that persist even after the Pacific returns to normal. By analyzing the three extreme 'super' El Niño events in the reliable record, the film investigates why the most significant impacts often arrive after the initial warming has subsided.
The documentary explores the mechanics of how heat arrives late, the vulnerability of the Amazon, and how ecosystems pushed to their thresholds may fail to recover, entering entirely new states.
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