NOAA confirms El Niño has begun and is forecast to intensify into a strong event with global weather impacts
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Andrew Freedman
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El Niño has officially begun and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a very strong or "Super" El Niño, according to a new NOAA report. This periodic weather pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean features unusually hot waters that alter winds and have knock-on effects on global weather patterns, potentially leading to major shifts in weather worldwide and contributing to an even hotter climate.
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· 3 pulledEl Niño has officially begun, and it is forecast to intensify into a very strong or 'Super' El Niño with major shifts in global weather patterns and an even hotter climate.
El Niño is a periodic weather pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean that alters winds and features unusually hot waters in the central and eastern Pacific.
These changes in winds and ocean temperatures have knock-on effects on global weather patterns.
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