WASHINGTON — The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday.
The study has not been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal yet but follows scientifically accepted techniques, and past such studies have frequently been published months later.“Natural variability plays a critical role in driving many extremes,” said Kim Cobb, a climate scientist at Brown University, who was not involved in the study. “This is an important reminder that climate change isn't always the answer.
The group used more than 140 years of rainfall records collected from 65 weather stations — a “statistician's dream,” said Clair Barnes, a researcher at Imperial College of London and one of the study's authors. Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin said he will lead a Congressional Review Act resolution to undo the Biden administration’s final rule on permitting announced Tuesday morning. “All the White House had to do was implement the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, that all sides agreed upon, but once…WARNING: Some may find this story contains distressing photos or contentIt started with calf number 123.