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El Niño is a difficult climate pattern to predict, but scientists think this could be the year for its return. The last time we saw an El Niño pattern was two years ago.
While we are currently in a weak La Niña, El Niño conditions for this summer are looking likely. El Niño takes place as a result of changes in the Pacific. It brings heavy rain to the Western US and drought to Southeast Asia. Two years ago, El Niño brought some of the highest global temperatures ever recorded.
The Climate Patterns
UN forecasters predict El Niño could return, however it is too early to tell for certain. El Niño formation depends on a combination of ocean temperatures and wind. Warm ocean water moves from the western Pacific towards North and South America.
Changes in ocean temperatures cause weather impacts globally, such as heavy rains in the Southern US and dry conditions on the other side of the Pacific. La Niña is the opposite. During La Niña conditions, there is cold, wet weather in the Northern
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