Experts from NOAA and Colorado State University are growing more certain that a Super El Niño phenomenon is emerging in the Pacific—a climatic trend that will influence weather across all fifty states until at least 2027. Super El Niño events typically lead to milder, drier winters in the northern US and Pacific Northwest, while increasing the chances of severe rainfall and flooding in the Southern and Southwestern regions. Additionally, they tend to reduce hurricane activity in the Atlantic while heightening the risks of storms in the Pacific. The previous Super El Niño, which occurred in 2015-16, altered rainfall distribution in California, caused extensive coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, and resulted in unprecedented global temperature records. Researchers indicate that the current developing pattern shows remarkable resemblances.
