NASA reports current El Nino could be as bad as 1998

bbc.com reported Nasa says the current El Nino “shows no signs of waning”, based on the latest satellite image of the Pacific Ocean.

It bears “a striking resemblance” to one from December 1997, the agency says, “the signature of a big and powerful El Nino”.

Strongest El Nino since 1950 on the way

Matt McGrath: ‘High impacts’ from globally stronger El Nino

Worries over humanitarian impact

This year’s El Nino has been linked to the worst floods seen in 50 years in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.

The floods there have forced more than 150,000 people from their homes – more than 100,000 of them in the Paraguayan capital alone. Read Article

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