Record-breaking El Niño Conditions May Linger for 6 Straight Months
We’re still months away from the expected peak of this “super” El Niño, and the waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean have been record-warm for weeks. The anomaly exceeded the record-setting peak temperature measured during the very strong El Niño of 2015-2016. That event didn’t peak until November 2015, so the fact that this year’s El Niño has already broken its record is nothing short of remarkable.
- ▪We’re still months away from the expected peak of this “super” El Niño, and the waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean have been record-warm for weeks.
- ▪The anomaly exceeded the record-setting peak temperature measured during the very strong El Niño of 2015-2016.
- ▪That event didn’t peak until November 2015, so the fact that this year’s El Niño has already broken its record is nothing short of remarkable.
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We’re still months away from the expected peak of this “super” El Niño, and the waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean have been record-warm for weeks. The latest model projections suggest they could remain that way for months to come, stretching El Niño’s impact well into 2027.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000822884","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"earther","SECTION":"earth-science","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"earth-science","TAGS":"climate-science,el-nino,extreme-weather","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); In mid-September, daily sea surface temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region—a key area of…
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