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Record El Niño Looms: Experts Warn of Major Impact
10 Jul
Summary
- El Niño strengthened considerably last month.
- The pattern is highly likely to peak significantly.
- Warming Pacific Ocean surface temperatures are key.
The El Niño weather pattern has notably increased in strength over the last month. Forecasters from the United States have indicated a high probability that its peak, anticipated between October and December, will rank among the most significant El Niño events ever recorded.
This potent climate driver is defined by a substantial warming of the surface temperatures across the central and eastern regions of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The intensification suggests potential widespread impacts on global weather systems.
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