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Incoming El Niño So Extreme It Defies Scientific Classification
Original: Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name
Scientists are warning that the El Niño event now forming in the Pacific could be so intense that it falls outside the categories used to describe such phenomena. Reports suggest conditions may exceed the thresholds of established classification schemes, raising concerns about severe heatwaves, droughts, floods and record global temperatures in the months ahead.
Why now: Fears that an unprecedented El Niño could drive extreme weather and record global heat are prompting widespread attention.
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- Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name · Inside Climate News
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