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How Often Does El Niño Occur? Understanding the Frequency of this Climate Phenomenon

Introduction Remember the unusually intense rains that flooded coastal regions, or the prolonged drought that withered crops in traditionally fertile lands? Chances are, the culprit might have been El Niño. This climate phenomenon, characterized by the abnormal warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, exerts a powerful influence on … Read more

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