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Q&A with NOAA El Niño expert Michelle L'Heureux
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June 23, 2026
Why she's leery of the term 'super El Niño,' what could still derail the strength of the current event, and why NOAA has adopted a new approach to tracking El Niño and La Niña.
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U.S. temperatures for every El Niño winter since 1950
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