NOAA’s latest outlook confirmed that El Niño has begun as warm water sloshes eastward to the normally chilly ocean off Peru’s coast.
It estimated a 63% chance the El Niño will grow into a very strong event later this year—nearly double the odds it assigned in May. https://scim.ag/4ebOLRw
After clearing a spring forecasting hurdle, scientists see growing odds of a powerful climate event that could disrupt weather worldwide