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El Niño 'Unprecedented' per UK/Japan, US Says Not Yet Record

Meteorological agencies differ on the intensity of the current El Niño: UK Met Office calls it 'unprecedented,' Japan's says 'most powerful ever observed,' while US forecasters say it hasn't surpassed past peaks. Discrepancies stem from differing metrics (absolute sea-surface temperature vs. anomaly from varying baselines). The event is clearly very strong, with potential global climate impacts.

Le Soirabout 16 hours agoGB, JP, USCredibility 24%View source

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Model confidence0.5
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.2

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