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Left: Simulated sea surface temperature anomaly averaged over the eastern equatorial Pacific showing the abrupt transition from weak, irregular to intense, regular El Niño-La Niña cycles around year 2065; Right: Future change between 2080-2100 CE and 2015-2035 CE, in amplitude of year-to-year sea surface temperature variations, showing substantial intensification in the tropical eastern Pacific, eastern Indian Ocean, and tropical North Atlantic due to global warming. The results were obtained using a high-resolution climate model (AWI-CM3), which was subjected to a high-emission greenhouse gas emission scenario.

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