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El Niño event reaches 'super' status, among strongest on record
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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Satellite estimate showing water temperature anomaly around the globe.(NOAA)Newly released data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicates that the Pacific has reached levels considered to be a ‘Super El Niño,’ but the event still falls short of all-time records.Temperatures across monitored regions of the Pacific range from 2.5 °C to 4.4 °C above average, levels NOAA forecasters consider to be indicative of a very strong El Niño.Water temperatures across key parts of the Pacific are expected to increase over the next few weeks, and there is a 60% chance that the El Niño will exceed historical events.Some of the most notable historical events include the 2015-16 El Niño and the 1997-98 El Niño, which was responsible for significant severe weather outbreaks across the Southeast.The current El Niño has already had significant ramifications around the globe, ranging from a less active hurricane season across the Atlantic to difficult-to-predict flash flooding episo
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