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Record-breaking El Niño Conditions May Linger for 6 Straight Months
Climate models suggest this event and its wide-reaching weather impacts could persist much later into 2027 than usual.
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We’re still months away from the expected peak of this “super” El Niño, and the waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean have been record-warm for weeks. The latest model projections suggest they could remain that way for months to come, stretching El Niño’s impact well into 2027.
In mid-September, daily sea surface temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region—a key area of the tropical Pacific that serves as the benchmark for El Niño and La Niña—were 5.49 degrees Fahrenheit (3.05 degrees…
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