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"El Niño, the climate phenomenon that supercharges weather around the world,
has officially arrived and could intensify to historic levels in the fall, US
officials said on Thursday.
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) forecasters confirmed
the formation of El Niño in the warmer than usual Pacific Ocean near the
equator, which affects global weather patterns.
Scientists have previously advised that this year’s El Niño could be the
strongest of the century. António Guterres, the UN secretary-general, described
El Niño as an “urgent climate warning”.
There was a 63% chance that the El Niño will get so intense this late fall and
early winter that it “would rank among the largest El Niño events in the
historical record going back to 1950”, according to Noaa.
In the US, El Niño has been associated with stormier weather in the south,
increased risk of high tide flooding, algal blooms on the west coast and
changes to migratory patterns of marine life. But the conditions affect weather
across the world by altering jet streams and changing rain patterns, which can
lead to more severe storms, increased temperatures and drought."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
