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Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'After the warmest autumn ever, researchers are confident 2023 will be the hottest year on record before it has even finished.
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Big blob of hot water in Pacific may be making El Niño act weirdlyEl Niño is in full swing and will likely remain "strong" this winter, but its effect on weather patterns in the U.S. depends on the behavior of an unusually warm blob in the western Pacific, experts say.
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Amazon's 'flying rivers' of vapor are drying up in an unprecedented drought. Here's how to save them.A record drought, combined with a strong El Niño, is wreaking havoc on the Amazon. If steps aren't taken to curb illegal mining and deforestation, the ecosystem could collapse.
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A strong El Niño is coming this winter. What does that mean?Thanks to El Niño, meteorologists are predict a snowy winter in the Rockies, storms and wet weather in the South and drier conditions in the Northwest and Uppder Midwest.
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Odds of 'strong' El Niño now over 95%, with ocean temperatures to 'substantially exceed' last big warming eventSizzling ocean temperatures in the east-central tropical Pacific throughout July indicate there is a good chance El Niño conditions will remain strong for the next six months.
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Global temperatures have been the hottest on record for 3 days in a rowThe world's average temperature was the hottest on record from July 3 to July 5, 2023. Climate change and El Niño are to blame, scientists say.
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1,000-year-old wall in Peru was built to protect against El Niño floods, research suggestsThe research found flood sediments only on the eastern side of a desert wall built almost 1,000 years ago.
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El Niño is officially here, scientists sayAfter months of warning, experts have confirmed that the ocean-warming event El Niño is here and will gradually strengthen into the winter, with a potential worldwide climate impact.
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NASA spots sign of El Niño from space: 'If it's a big one, the globe will see record warming'The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.
