Increased ENSO sea surface temperature variability under four IPCC emission scenarios

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01282-z

Sea surface temperature variability of the equatorial Pacific Ocean dictates the strength of El Niño–Southern Oscillation events. CMIP6 models under four IPCC emission scenarios show increased variability in the 21st century from the 20th century.