Super El Niño Ties Record Months Before Peak; Scientists Warn of Severe Global Impacts
The anomaly was measured months before forecasters expect the event to peak in November and December, when researchers project it could reach 4.0°C above average. Organization has established that any temperature increase above 0.5°C in the Niño 3.4 region is considered a regular El Niño, while anything over 2°C is classified as a super El Niño, according to The New York Post.