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Chance of a 'super' El Niño grows – and it's just around the corner
Key takeaways
- An updated forecast released by the National Weather Service on Thursday gave the climate phenomenon an 82% chance of taking over at some point between May and July.
- As the year goes on, the odds of an El Ni o grow even higher.
- As we wait for El Ni o to officially begin, anticipation is building that we may see what s called a super El Ni o.
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An updated forecast released by the National Weather Service on Thursday gave the climate phenomenon an 82% chance of taking over at some point between May and July.
As the year goes on, the odds of an El Ni o grow even higher. National forecasters say there s a 96% chance of El Ni o lasting through the winter, the season when it typically reaches peak strength.
As we wait for El Ni o to officially begin, anticipation is building that we may see what s called a super El Ni o.
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