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Scientists Raise Odds of El Niño This Year to at Least 70%
Description: There is a greater than 70% chance that an El Niño event will kick off in the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean during the next four months, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said in a long-range forecast released on Tuesday. El Niño events are characterized by above average sea surface temperatures in a portion of the tropical Pacific Ocean, and can bring major changes to global weather patterns from the Western U.S. to sub-Saharan Africa. [Source: Mashable]
URL: http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/el-nino-is-coming-probably/
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Source: Mashable
Publish Date: 4/10/2014
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