Forecasts found that the ocean temperature drop may lead to an Atlantic Nina developing, which is a climate pattern that can cause increased rainfall over western Africa and decreased rainfall in northeastern Brazil. This hasn’t occurred since 2013, and the event would have been officially declared if the cold pattern continued until the end of August. While the Atlantic Nina isn’t as powerful as the Pacific’s La Nina, it would still be a relatively rare event.
As mentioned, the ocean temperature in the cold pocket has been increasing, and Franz Tuchen, a postdoctoral research associate at the University, said that “the verdict is already quite certain that it’s not gonna be classified as Atlantic Nina.” While that event has been averted, there’s still the question of what exactly caused the cooling to happen. For now, there’s not a clear-cut answer.
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