NOAA: Chances for a "strong" El Niño are increasing this winter
While El Niño has strengthened over the Pacific this summer, the potential impacts for northern California are still uncertain. NOAA: Chances for a...
While El Niño has strengthened over the Pacific this summer, the potential impacts for northern California are still uncertain. NOAA: Chances for a "strong" El Niño are increasing this winter There is now a 95% chance that El Niño conditions will persist through the coming Northern Hemisphere winter. On Thursday, NOAA forecasters published a monthly update highlighting a strengthening El Niño pattern in the central and east Pacific. According to that update, there is a 71% chance that this winter's El Niño will be classified as "strong.