NOAA predicts El Niño could develop and become strongest in three decades
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Updated · The New York Times · May 4
NOAA predicts El Niño could develop and become strongest in three decades
8 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 4
The US agency says there is about a 60% chance it forms between May and July, raising the possibility that 2027 could overtake 2024 as the hottest year on record.
Forecasters say shifting Pacific winds and the release of stored ocean heat could reshape rainfall, drought and wildfire patterns across South America, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania.
Scientists say human-caused warming is altering how El Niño affects weather worldwide, meaning future events may not mirror past episodes of the natural Pacific climate cycle.
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