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There’s an 82 percent chance El Niño will ‘emerge soon,’ NWS says


The El Niño climate event is due to return this year, with U.S. forecasters predicting an 82 percent chance of it coming in May through July and a 96 percent chance for it doing so in December through February 2027

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