NOAA Confirms El Niño Has Formed, Forecasts Strong Event This Fall
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Marshall Shepherd
Summary
NOAA has announced that El Niño has formed in the tropical Pacific and is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall, with potential to become a "super" El Niño. The article explains what El Niño is, its global implications, and why forecasters believe it could be particularly strong this year.
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bskyNOAA Confirms El Niño Has Formed, Forecasts Strong Event This Fallforbes.comKey quotes
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El Niño, the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall
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