Bolivia’s second-largest lake, Lake Poopo, has largely disappeared Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images
The El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean is coming to an end after boosting record temperatures and extreme weather across the planet over the past year. But it is uncertain how soon a transition to a cooler La Niña will bring respite from the heat.
“La Niña should stop that streak of record-breaking temperatures,” says Pedro Dinezio at the University of Colorado Boulder. “If it doesn’t,…
