JUST IN: El Nino forms and expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters
News release + images: noaa.gov/news-release...
#ElNino #ENSO
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noaa.gov
Prolonged period of above-average temperatures in the equatorial Pacific expected to peak this winter
NOAA have declared El Niño is underway.
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ana...
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
Japanese Meteorological Agency declares El Nino underway:
* El Niño conditions are considered to be present in the equatorial Pacific from Spring 2026.
* They are highly likely (100%) to continue until boreal autumn.
ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod...
Happy Hug A Climate Scientist Day!!
(But only hug with permission - we scare easily)
@firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social
Crikey!
Buckle up.
And I’m almost certain the Y-axis of their outlooks used to only go to 3°C!