{"676465":{"#nid":"676465","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"What is an Atlantic Ni\u00f1a? How La Ni\u00f1a\u2019s Smaller Cousin Could Affect Hurricane Season","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe North Atlantic Ocean has had surface temperatures at or near record highs for months, but cooling along the equator in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific may finally start to bring some relief, particularly for vulnerable coral reef ecosystems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor and associate chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bracco-dr-annalisa\u0022\u003EAnnalisa Bracco\u003C\/a\u003E, and Senior Academic Professional \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/handlos-dr-zachary\u0022\u003EZachary Handlos\u003C\/a\u003E, in an article published in the \u003Cem\u003EThe Conversation\u003C\/em\u003E, discuss their research in two climate phenomena with similar names: La Ni\u00f1a, which forms in the tropical Pacific, and the less well-known Atlantic Ni\u00f1a, both of which are responsible for the cooling effect. Both can affect this year\u0027s hurricane season.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(This research also appeared in\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/environment\/explained-what-is-an-atlantic-nina-how-la-ninas-smaller-cousin-could-affect-hurricane-season-3166920\u0022\u003E Deccan Herald\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe North Atlantic Ocean has had surface temperatures at or near record highs for months, but cooling along the equator in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific may finally start to bring some relief, particularly for vulnerable coral reef ecosystems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor and associate chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bracco-dr-annalisa\u0022\u003EAnnalisa Bracco\u003C\/a\u003E, and Senior Academic Professional \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/handlos-dr-zachary\u0022\u003EZachary Handlos\u003C\/a\u003E, in an article published in the \u003Cem\u003EThe Conversation\u003C\/em\u003E, discuss their research in two climate phenomena with similar names: La Ni\u00f1a, which forms in the tropical Pacific, and the less well-known Atlantic Ni\u00f1a, both of which are responsible for the cooling effect. Both can affect this year\u0027s hurricane season.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(This research also appeared in\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/environment\/explained-what-is-an-atlantic-nina-how-la-ninas-smaller-cousin-could-affect-hurricane-season-3166920\u0022\u003E Deccan Herald\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/a-rare-coincidence-of-la-nina-events-will-weaken-hurricane-season\/\u0022\u003EWired\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36609","created_gmt":"2024-09-03 14:41:52","changed_gmt":"2024-09-03 17:16:50","author":"acook304","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The Conversation ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-is-an-atlantic-nina-how-la-ninas-smaller-cousin-could-affect-hurricane-season-237425","dateline":{"date":"2024-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"111321","name":"la nina"},{"id":"174371","name":"ocean temperatures"},{"id":"189478","name":"Atlantic hurricane season"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}