Why the odds keep rising for the strongest El Niño in a century
Chances are rising that an El Niño expected to form soon could become one of the most powerful such events on record, according to new data released this week. … It’s the third consecutive month that multiple models have predicted that a potentially record-breaking El Niño could drive global temperatures to new highs and shift patterns of droughts, floods, heat, humidity and sea ice across the planet. … Above-average summer and fall temperatures in the Western U.S., possibly coming with unusual humidity, downpours and tropical storm remnants in the Southwest and Intermountain West. … This could contribute to milder winter temperatures in the U.S. — as well as big storms along the West Coast … as El Niño’s impacts reach a peak from the end of the year into early 2027.
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