There are increasing indications El Nino is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack.
A typical El Niño affects regional-to-global weather, as warming in the equatorial Pacific Ocean can trigger droughts, floods, and extreme heat. A super El Niño may arrive later this year, with stronger, longer-lasting, and wider impacts. https://wapo.st/3N4AQlx
-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Mar 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Not about El Nino, but related to weather ...
US To Get Blizzard, Polar Vortex, Heat Dome, Atmospheric River All at Once
www.newsweek.com
... Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather, or is just about to be.
Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill.
This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed. ...
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