Super El Niño events
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"Super El Niño" events, officially called very strong El Niño events, are climatic phenomena resulting from the average sea surface temperatures in parts of the Pacific Ocean rising by 2° Celsius or m
Victims of famine in India during the Great Famine
1997–1998 El Niño event
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The 1997–1998 El Niño was regarded as one of the most powerful El Niño–Southern Oscillation events in recorded history, resulting in widespread droughts, flooding and other natural disasters across th
Super El Niño events
…America, Europe, and Asia, and heavy rains and flooding in South America. The event led to an upsurge in scientific interest in the phenomenon. The 1997–1998 El Niño was regarded as one of the most powerful El Niño events in recorded history, resulting in widespread droughts, flooding and other natural disasters…
The 1997 El Niño observed by TOPEX/Poseidon. The white areas off the tropical coasts of South and North America indicate the pool of warm water