El Niño/La Niña Update (October 2016)
19 octobre 2016
![Cyclone over Pacific. Massive cyclone related to El Nino phenomena swirling over the Pacific Ocean.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_x1_768x512/public/2023-06/AdobeStock_599303208.jpeg?h=ac778ff2&itok=09k-YN2B)
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Since July 2016, tropical Pacific Ocean surface temperatures have approached or marginally exceeded weak La Niña levels. However, a clear atmospheric component of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) pattern has not become evident until recent weeks. Since early October trade winds have strengthened over the tropical Pacific Ocean, indicating that a La Niña-like atmospheric circulation pattern may be developing.
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