El Niño is officially here, and will be among the strongest ever recorded, NOAA announces
It’s official: El Niño is here, and it’s shaping up to be among the strongest ever recorded.
The natural climate cycle, which supercharges temperatures and shifts weather patterns across the planet, officially took hold over the past month, according to a June 11 update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center.
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