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NASA Data Captures El Niño's Return In The Pacific

10-07-2006 · ScienceDaily

NASA satellite data indicates El Niño has returned to the tropical Pacific Ocean, although in a relatively weak condition that may not persist and is currently much less intense than the last major El Niño episode in 1997-1998.

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