A recent study published in the journal Science suggests that the El Niño climate pattern is becoming more erratic as the planet warms. The study found that El Niño episodes over the past 40 years have been more intense than those prior to the Industrial Revolution.

The research indicates that these episodes have been around 36 percent more intense than earlier ones. It also notes that they have been about 16 percent more intense than previous ones.

Further details on the study's findings, including information on the potential for a Super El Niño, are available from the source, which reported on the study's conclusions regarding the intensification of the El Niño phenomenon.