Flipping to La Niña: 90% chance El Niño dissipates by June

Flipping to La Niña
90% chance El Niño dissipates by June

El Niño is characterised with above-average temperatures around the sea surface near the equator, demonstrated in this graphic.

El Niño is characterised with above-average temperatures around the sea surface near the equator. The heat is well identified on the map by the red colours.

The chances of the El Niño phenomenon dissipating by the end of May are now at 90%.

That is according to the national weather bureau of Japan, who also say that La Niña, the cooler side of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), has a 60% chance of returning by November.

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