A “Godzilla” El Niño weather event is intensifying, with major impacts expected on global rainfall and temperature patterns.
The phenomenon develops every few years, and involves the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean becoming hotter than normal, which then impacts weather patterns.
This year, temperatures are ramping up to never-seen-before extremes.
An El Niño is declared when sea temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific rise 0.5°C above the long-term average. As of 19 September, these temperatures were at a record-breaking 3.05°C above ...
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