Either we will burn or we will bear the brunt of cold, if we do not improve now then there will be a terrible havoc on the earth.

New Delhi. If the release of greenhouse gases continues at this rate, then by 2050, one in every two El Nino events could lead to extreme conditions. This information has come to light in a new study. El Nino is a weather pattern that causes extreme conditions such as extreme heat and flooding and is also known to increase sea surface temperatures.

What came out in the study?
At the same time, La Nino reflects the state of winter. Both of these are related to El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Several studies have found evidence that a continuously warming climate creates the conditions for more frequent El Niño events, which lead to extreme weather events. In the study, including scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder in America, computer models were used to activate El Nino events in the last 21,000 years.

El Nino events intensified
This was the time when the Earth was at the peak of the last Ice Age and it was one of the coldest periods on Earth. It has been found that since then, as the Earth's climate has warmed, El Nino events have occurred more frequently and become more intense. The model also predicts that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at current levels, one in two El Niño events could lead to extreme conditions by 2050.

There will be greater impact on life and property
In the study published in 'Nature' magazine, the authors said that the highest variability in ENSO occurs in response to greenhouse warming and one in two events will reach extremes. According to lead author Pedro DiNizio, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, the study's results mean that people will have less time than expected to recover, and there will be a greater impact on life and property.

He said that if these extreme conditions occur too soon, society will not have enough time to emerge and rebuild itself before the next El Nino. DiNazio said the consequences would be devastating. The most recent El Nino of 2023-24 has been linked to record increases in global temperatures for 12 consecutive months since June last year.