Prolonged El Niño may hurt marine ecosystem: INCOIS
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has cautioned that a prolonged phase of El Niño could harm the marine ecosystem, signalling heightened concern over the potential ecological consequences if the climate pattern persists.
Overview
El Niño is a recurring climate phenomenon characterised by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. Such events can influence ocean conditions and weather patterns over large regions and, when sustained, are often associated with stress on marine environments.
INCOIS’s caution underscores the need for vigilance as extended anomalies linked to El Niño can affect oceanic conditions that many species and coastal systems depend on. While details specific to current impacts were not immediately outlined, the alert points to the broader risks that prolonged disturbances pose to marine life and habitats.
Further information from the agency is awaited as experts continue to observe evolving ocean–atmosphere indicators and their implications for marine ecosystems.
