El Niño/La Niña Update (June 2009)
18 June 2009
![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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Rapid changes in oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific in
recent months, and an increasing number of computer model predictions, are now
pointing to a substantial likelihood of an El Niño event in the second half of 2009.
However, surface climate conditions in the tropical Pacific are overall still
considered near-neutral at this time. The situation therefore warrants especially
careful monitoring over the next couple of months.
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