<ul><li>The equatorial cold tongue, a region of cold Pacific waters along the equator, is showing a resistance to warming.</li><li>Recent research suggests that the observed cooling trend in the region is a result of human-caused climate changes.</li><li>The cooling of the equatorial cold tongue impacts drought in East Africa and southwestern North America.</li><li>Changes in wind patterns that affect ocean mixing are contributing to this cooling trend.</li></ul>

Climate Change and the Equatorial Cold Tongue

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