A good question is why, likely because there is a warming accross the equator, not only at the equatorial Pacific, there is a drought in the Amazon,
other equatorial regions may also have temperature or weather anomalies, I have not heard of them though.
Not exact matches
At the same time, the accelerated trade winds have increased
equatorial upwelling in the central and eastern Pacific, lowering sea surface temperature there, which drives further cooling in
other regions.
Hulme et al. (2001) is cited in a statement about the complexity of African climatology: «
Other factors that complicate African climatology include dust aerosol concentrations and sea - surface temperature anomalies, which are particularly important in the Sahel
region (Hulme et al., 2001; Prospero and Lamb, 2003) and southern Africa (Reason, 2002), deforestation in the
equatorial region (Semazzi and Song, 2001; Bounoua et al., 2002)...»
It is not» short circuits» as you ridicule (yourself) but currents bringing cold - water from Arctic to
equatorial regions — or the
other way — how much in volume... If you start learning the reality; your dedication can produce positive results.