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El Niño is here, so what does it mean?
An El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense the phenomenon will be, and where effects like heat and drought will strike.
An El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense the phenomenon will be, and where effects like heat and drought will strike.
This El Nio timing seems particularly concerning given last years record heat. Does this mean were entering a new climate pattern, or is this just part of normal variation? The connection between these weather systems and global temperature trends is fascinating yet unsettling.