Climate Models Predict Possible , ‘Super El Niño’ in 2023 .<br />'The Guardian' reports that multiple climate <br />models have warned of a potential El Niño <br />that could develop later this year. .<br />El Niño is a pattern of ocean warming that occurs <br />in the Pacific, which can increase the risk <br />of catastrophic global weather events.<br />El Niño is a pattern of ocean warming that occurs <br />in the Pacific, which can increase the risk <br />of catastrophic global weather events.<br />Some recent models have even seen <br />the potential for an extreme or "Super El Niño" <br />that could take place later in 2023.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the last <br />extreme El Niño took place in 2016.<br />The weather event drove global temperatures <br />to their highest on record, while sparking floods, <br />droughts and increased outbreaks of disease.<br />The weather event drove global temperatures <br />to their highest on record, while sparking floods, <br />droughts and increased outbreaks of disease.<br />Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said that seven models, <br />including from weather agencies in the U.S. and U.K., show <br />temperatures reaching the El Niño threshold by August.<br />Dr. Mike McPhaden, a senior research scientist at the U.S.<br />National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, <br />points out that El Niños often occur about every four years.<br />We’re due one. <br />However, the magnitude of <br />the predicted El Niños shows<br />a very large spread, everything <br />from blockbuster to wimp, Dr. Mike McPhaden, senior research scientist at the U.S.<br />National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via 'The Guardian'.<br />At the same time, McPhaden also noted that <br />extreme El Niños occur every 10 to 15 years, <br />making it "very unusual" if one took place in 2023.<br />At the same time, McPhaden also noted that <br />extreme El Niños occur every 10 to 15 years, <br />making it "very unusual" if one took place in 2023.<br />The really big ones reverberate all over <br />the planet with extreme droughts, floods, <br />heatwaves, and storms. If it happens, <br />we’ll need to buckle up. It could also <br />fizzle out. We should be watchful <br />and prepared either way, Dr. Mike McPhaden, senior research scientist at the U.S.<br />National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via 'The Guardian'.<br />The really big ones reverberate all over <br />the planet with extreme droughts, floods, <br />heatwaves, and storms. If it happens, <br />we’ll need to buckle up. It could also <br />fizzle out. We should be watchful <br />and prepared either way, Dr. Mike McPhaden, senior research scientist at the U.S.<br />National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via 'The Guardian'
