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The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has issued an El Niño Advisory, indicating a high probability of the El Niño climate pattern continuing through winter until March 2024. The CPC suggests a 71% likelihood of a "strong" El Niño event, but it clarifies that the strength of El Niño doesn't always correlate with the severity of local impacts. El Niño can affect different regions in various ways. During an El Niño event, weakened trade winds cause warmer water to move east toward the Pacific Coast of the U.S. This typically results in warmer and drier conditions in the northern U.S. and Canada, along with wetter conditions in the southern U.S. However, the specific impacts can vary. El Niño events occur every 2 to 7 years and last for 9 to 12 months. This year's El Niño episode began earlier than usual and had a 56% chance of becoming a strong event in June. In July, the World Meteorological Organization warned that it could lead to record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather. The last strong El Niño event occurred in 2016, which was the hottest year on record. Global sea surface temperatures have been consistently higher than usual, with August temperatures surpassing those in July, which reached a record high. Climate models suggest that the warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures will persist and strengthen through the winter of 2023-24. 🔗 Link in bio . A vehicle drives through a flooded street from Tropical Storm Hilary in Cathedral City, California on Aug. 20, 2023 as more than 40 million people were under the first-ever tropical storm warning issued for the area. 📸 David McNew / Getty Images . #ecowatchers #climatenews #climatechange #globalwarming #elnino #oceanwarming #cpc