How Vulnerable Is the US if This Super El Niño Hits as Hard as Predicted?
For months, the world has been watching El Niño develop at breakneck speed. Now, sea surface temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific have surpassed levels observed during any previous event, officially making this El Niño the strongest on record. We’re still months away from the expected peak.
- ▪For months, the world has been watching El Niño develop at breakneck speed.
- ▪Now, sea surface temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific have surpassed levels observed during any previous event, officially making this El Niño the strongest on record.
- ▪We’re still months away from the expected peak.
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For months, the world has been watching El Niño develop at breakneck speed. Now, sea surface temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific have surpassed levels observed during any previous event, officially making this El Niño the strongest on record. We’re still months away from the expected peak. According to the latest model projections, sea surface temperatures will reach their warmest point in December at roughly 7 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius) above average. As with any El Niño, that extra heat will rise from the ocean into the atmosphere, supercharging global temperatures and shifting weather patterns around the world. But this El Niño will pack a bigger punch than any seen before.
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