A Pacific Ocean Thermometer Predicts a Cholera Outbreak in Dhaka
In January 2016, water in the central Pacific Ocean warmed to 2.6 degrees above normal. For a resident of Dhaka, that distant event might seem irrelevant, but it was the first link in a chain that led to a prediction: come autumn, the city would likely face a major cholera outbreak.
The researchers took a page from weather forecasters, who use pressure over the ocean to predict storms onshore.